interpreter
noun
in·ter·pret·er
in-ˈtər-prə-tər 
-pə-
plural interpreters
1
: someone or something that interprets: such as
a
: someone who translates for individuals or groups conversing in different languages
an interpreter at the United Nations
a sign language interpreter
b
: someone who explains or expounds
Aside from his Nobel Prize-winning work on quantum electrodynamics (don't ask), [Richard P.] Feynman was an interpreter of Maya hieroglyphics …—
Pam Freir
Pam Freir2
a
: a machine that prints on punch cards the symbols recorded in them by perforations
b
: a computer program that executes each of a set of high-level instructions before going to the next instruction
Examples of interpreter in a Sentence
He has now learned English well enough that he can conduct interviews without an interpreter.
Monet is generally regarded as the foremost interpreter of pure impressionism.
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Her expertise as the Senate’s interpreter of arcane chamber rules cannot be easily replaced with a party loyalist, and her day-to-day duties are nonpartisan in nature, even if she was appointed in 2012 by then-Democratic Leader Harry Reid.
—Ramsey Touchberry, The Washington Examiner, 28 June 2025
The financial advisor of the future is also a data interpreter.
—Swati Deepak Kumar, Forbes.com, 24 June 2025
For more information, special dietary needs, an interpreter or translator, contact Rebecca Koetz at 219-755-3240 or email busser@purdue.edu two weeks prior to the meeting.
—Post-Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 23 June 2025
In the sixth episode of the Max 1970s crime drama from creators LaToya Morgan and J.J. Abrams, FBI Agent Nina Hayes (Rachel Hilson) followed through with her dangerous plan to infiltrate Saxton’s (Keith David) crew by posing as his Russian interpreter.
—Hunter Ingram, Variety, 20 June 2025
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Ramsey Touchberry, The Washington Examiner, 28 June 2025
The financial advisor of the future is also a data interpreter.
—Swati Deepak Kumar, Forbes.com, 24 June 2025
For more information, special dietary needs, an interpreter or translator, contact Rebecca Koetz at 219-755-3240 or email busser@purdue.edu two weeks prior to the meeting.
—Post-Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 23 June 2025
In the sixth episode of the Max 1970s crime drama from creators LaToya Morgan and J.J. Abrams, FBI Agent Nina Hayes (Rachel Hilson) followed through with her dangerous plan to infiltrate Saxton’s (Keith David) crew by posing as his Russian interpreter.
—Hunter Ingram, Variety, 20 June 2025
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“Interpreter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/interpreter. Accessed 4 Jul. 2025.
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interpreter
noun
in·ter·pret·er
in-ˈtər-prət-ər
1
: one that interprets
especially
: a person who translates orally for people speaking different languages
2
: a computer program that translates an instruction into machine language and executes it before going to the next instruction
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