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Webster 1913 Edition


Interpreter

In-ter′pret-er

,
Noun.
[Cf. OF.
entrepreteur
, L.
interpretator
.]
One who or that which interprets, explains, or expounds; a translator; especially, a person who translates orally between two parties.
We think most men’s actions to be the
interpreters
of their thoughts.
Locke.

Webster 1828 Edition


Interpreter

INTER'PRETER

,
Noun.
One that explains or expounds; an expositor; as an interpreter of the Scriptures.
1.
A translator; one who renders the words of one language in words of corresponding signification in another.

Definition 2024


interpreter

interpreter

See also: interpréter

English

Noun

interpreter (plural interpreters)

  1. One who listens to a speaker in one language and relates that utterance to the audience in a different language. Contrasted with translator.
    A Japanese man who is tried before a German court is assisted by an interpreter in making oral statements.
  2. (figuratively) One who explains something, such as an art exhibit.
  3. (computing) A program which executes another program written in a programming language other than machine code.
    Programs written in the BASIC language are usually run through an interpreter, though some can be compiled.

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Latin

Verb

interpreter

  1. first-person singular present active subjunctive of interpretor

Middle French

Verb

interpreter

  1. to interpret; to find meaning in something

Conjugation

  • Middle French conjugation varies from one text to another. Hence, the following conjugation should be considered as typical, not as exhaustive.

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Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From English interpreter.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /intěrpreter/
  • Hyphenation: in‧ter‧pre‧ter

Noun

intèrpreter m (Cyrillic spelling интѐрпретер)

  1. interpreter

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