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interpreter

/ɪnˈtɝ.pɹɪ.tɚ/noun4 syllables

Interpreter means: an advocate who represents someone else's policy or purpose.

Synonyms for interpreter18

noun, as in an advocate who represents someone else's policy or purpose

spokesperson, representative, voice

noun, as in someone who mediates between speakers of different languages

translator

noun, as in (computer science) a program that translates and executes source language statements one line at a time

interpretive program

also used for interpreter

guide, one who explains a thing, person, or group of people, cicerone, docent, tour guide, decoder, elucidator, explainer, explicator, expounder, terp

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What does interpreter mean?4

noun

1

an advocate who represents someone else's policy or purpose“the meeting was attended by spokespersons for all the major organs of government”

2

someone who mediates between speakers of different languages

3

(computer science) a program that translates and executes source language statements one line at a time

4

someone who uses art to represent something“his paintings reveal a sensitive interpreter of nature”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Interpreter in a sentence

  • But the chief butler, when things prospered with him, forgot his interpreter.carlosalberto
  • In the second example, the interpreter mistranslates the salutation.unknown
  • It's me you should be talking to, not the interpreter.SeaLiteral
  • Officially, he works for us as an interpreter.CK
  • The interpreter tried to relay as much information and detail as possible.sundown
  • The socialist was accompanied by a female interpreter.Zifre
  • The interpreter gives emphasis to the last answer.Auride
  • That interpreter is a master of five languages.Lumi_alt

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Forms of interpreter

as a noun

plural
interpreters