Other Definitions interpreter (enc)
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Interpreter| Noun | 1. | interpreter - someone who mediates between speakers of different languagesdragoman - an interpreter and guide in the Near East; in the Ottoman Empire in the 18th and 19th centuries a translator of European languages for the Turkish and Arab authorities and most dragomans were Greek (many reached high positions in the government) Benjamin Jowett, Jowett - English classical scholar noted for his translations of Plato and Aristotle (1817-1893) Tindal, Tindale, Tyndale, William Tindal, William Tindale, William Tyndale - English translator and Protestant martyr; his translation of the Bible into English (which later formed the basis for the King James Version) aroused ecclesiastical opposition; he left England in 1524 and was burned at the stake in Antwerp as a heretic (1494-1536) | | | 2. | interpreter - someone who uses art to represent something; "his paintings reveal a sensitive interpreter of nature"; "she was famous as an interpreter of Shakespearean roles" | | | 3. | interpreter - an advocate who represents someone else's policy or purpose; "the meeting was attended by spokespersons for all the major organs of government"ambassador - an informal representative; "an ambassador of good will" | | | 4. | interpreter - (computer science) a program that translates and executes source language statements one line at a timecomputer science, computing - the branch of engineering science that studies (with the aid of computers) computable processes and structures | |
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