interpreter
Americannoun
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a person who interprets.
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a person who provides an oral translation between speakers who speak different languages.
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Computers.
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hardware or software that transforms one statement at a time of a program written in a high-level language into a sequence of machine actions and executes the statement immediately before going on to transform the next statement.
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an electromechanical device that reads the patterns of holes in punched cards and prints the same data on the cards, so that they can be read more conveniently by people.
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noun
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a person who translates orally from one language into another
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a person who interprets the work of others
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computing
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a program that translates a second program to machine code one statement at a time and causes the execution of the resulting code as soon as the translation is completed
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a machine that interprets the holes in a punched card and prints the corresponding characters on that card
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Other Word Forms
- interpretership noun
- interpretress noun
Etymology
Origin of interpreter
First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English interpretour, from Anglo-French; equivalent to interpret + -er 2
Example Sentences
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The 22-year-old woman, who gave evidence anonymously through an Italian interpreter, said she had moved to Nottingham from Italy in January 2020 and was working as a cleaner at the time.
From BBC
Bettye LaVette continues to shine as one of our most underrated interpreters and performers, with a version of “Oh Mercy”’s “Everything Is Broken.”
From Salon
Among those jobs: 220 information technology support technicians, 33 parent education support assistants, 23 gardeners, five area bus supervisors, five stock clerks and three interpreters.
From Los Angeles Times
“The swing changes we made last year, I would say I felt about 70% comfortable with,” Kim said through an interpreter on Monday.
From Los Angeles Times
Among those jobs: 220 IT support technicians, 33 parent education support assistants, 23 gardeners, five area bus supervisors, five stock clerks and three interpreters.
From Los Angeles Times
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