Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun One who translates orally from one language into another.
- noun One who gives or expounds an interpretation.
- noun Computers A program that executes other programs.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun One who or that which interprets; one who explains or expounds; an expositor; a translator; especially, one who explains what is said in a different language.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun One who or that which interprets, explains, or expounds; a translator; especially, a person who translates orally between two parties.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun One who listens to a speaker in one language and relates that utterance to the audience in a different language. Contrasted with
translator . - noun figuratively One who explains something, such as an art exhibit.
- noun computing A
program whichexecutes another program written in aprogramming language other thanmachine code .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun (computer science) a program that translates and executes source language statements one line at a time
- noun someone who mediates between speakers of different languages
- noun an advocate who represents someone else's policy or purpose
- noun someone who uses art to represent something
Etymologies
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Examples
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Of course, having an interpreter is also good, but the interpreted words may lack the vital ingredient because you do not feel the emotion accompanied by these words being passed.
Is it Compulsory to Learn English as a Second Language? « Esl Articles « Articles « Literacy News 2009
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One critic, Stanley Fish, has said that his goal as an interpreter is not to find ‘the truth,’ but to be as interesting as possible.
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One critic, Stanley Fish, has said that his goal as an interpreter is not to find ‘the truth,’ but to be as interesting as possible.
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On Aug. 12, the wire services reported fighting near the Pakistani border and the death of three U.S. soldiers and their Afghan interpreter from a roadside bomb.
A Secret Afghanistan Mission Prepares for War with Iran William M. Arkin 2008
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In other words, the interpreter is not permitted to go up to the election officials and inform them that she intends to go into the booth and help the voter.
Archive 2008-10-01 Not a sheep 2008
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The use of an interpreter is needed to communicate and there is always something lost along those lines.
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The Python interactive interpreter is a lower-level interface to playsh.
Suttree » Casual Games, Social Software » /usr/bin/playsh 2006
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After sitting down in a restaurant in southern Delhi, we called the interpreter to explain that we wanted a wheat-free recommendation from the waiter.
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And Salon has reprinted a post from Iraqi blogger Riverbend about Alan Ghazi, the slain interpreter who worked with Carroll:
Boing Boing 2006
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Lt. Hinh allegedly worked didn't exist at the time and location cited by the source, thus the existence of the interpreter is moot.
McDonnell, John T. 1990
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