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interpreter
UK /ɪnˈtɜː.pɹɪ.tə/ US /ɪnˈtɝ.pɹɪ.tɚ/
noun 5
Collocations
3(noun.)
VERB + INTERPRETER
act as
speak through
The refugee had to speak through an interpreter during her job interview yesterday.
PREP
~ for
My grandfather worked as an interpreter for the United Nations for many years.
Definitions
noun
1
A person or thing that interprets the meaning of something for another, particularly
... an interpreter of dreams ...
[…] the Priest or Medicine-man […] early appeared on the plantation and found his function as the healer of the sick, the interpreter of the Unknown […] and the one who rudely but picturesquely expressed the longing, disappointment, and resentment of a stolen and oppressed people.
2
A person or thing that interprets the meaning of something for another
A Japanese man who is tried before a German court is assisted by an interpreter in making oral statements.
... when you ſallie vpon him, ſpeake what terrible Language you will: though you vnderſtand it not your ſelues, no matter: for we must not ſeeme to vnderſtand him, vnleſſe ſome one among vs, whom wee must produce for an Interpreter.
3
A person or thing that interprets the meaning of something for another
4
A person or thing that interprets the meaning of something for another
... the holy fathers interpretours of holy scrypture ...
Then said Christian to the Interpreter, Expound this matter more fully to me.
5
A person or thing that interprets the meaning of something for another
Thesaurus
Synonyms
noun — someone who mediates between speakers of different languages
noun — an advocate who represents someone else's policy or purpose
- spokesperson
- representative
- voice
Antonyms
Idioms & Phrases
Example Bank
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... an interpreter of dreams ...
Wiktionary02
[…] the Priest or Medicine-man […] early appeared on the plantation and found his function as the healer of the sick, the interpreter of the Unknown […] and the one who rudely but picturesquely expres
Wiktionary03
A Japanese man who is tried before a German court is assisted by an interpreter in making oral statements.
Wiktionary04
Dr. White acted as our interpreter.
Tatoeba · #3307705
The socialist was accompanied by a female interpreter.
Tatoeba · #4686106
I acted as interpreter at the meeting.
Tatoeba · #49159Usage Notes
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