Interpreter Noun - Definition, Pictures, Pronunciation And Usage Notes

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Definition of interpreter noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

interpreter noun  /ɪnˈtɜːprətə(r)/  /ɪnˈtɜːrprətər/ jump to other results

1. a person whose job is to translate what somebody is saying into another language
   • through an interpreter Speaking through an interpreter, the President said that the talks were going well.
   • a sign language interpreter (= a person who translates what somebody is saying into sign language for deaf people)
   • Susan acted as interpreter for us.
   compare translatorTopics Jobsb2Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverb + interpreter
   • act as
   • speak through
   preposition
   • interpreter for
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2. a person who performs a piece of music or a role in a play in a way that clearly shows their ideas about its meaning
   • She is one of the finest interpreters of Debussy's music.
3. (computing) a computer program that changes the instructions of another program into a form that the computer can understand and useTopics Computersc2
Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French interpreteur, from late Latin interpretator, from Latin interpretari ‘explain, translate’, from interpres, interpret- ‘agent, translator, interpreter’.

See interpreter in the Oxford Advanced American DictionarySee interpreter in the Oxford Learner's Dictionary of Academic EnglishCheck pronunciation: interpreter

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