interferer
Variant of interfere
in·ter·fere (in′tər fir′)
intransitive verb interfered -·fered′, interfering -·fer′·ing
- to knock one foot or leg against the other: said of a horse
- to come into collision or opposition; clash; conflict
- to come in or between for some purpose; intervene
- to meddle
- Sports to be guilty of interference
- Patent Law to claim priority for an invention, as when two or more applications for its patent are pending
- Physics to affect each other by interference: said of two waves or streams of vibration
- Radio, TV, etc. to create interference in reception
Etymology: OFr (s')entreferir, to strike (each other) < entre-, inter- + férir < L ferire, to strike < IE base *bher- > bore
Related Forms:
- interferer in′·ter·fer′er noun
interfere with
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