Definition of interpreternext
as in practitioner
one who brings an art or science to full realization Monet is generally regarded as the foremost interpreter of pure impressionism

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Recent Examples of interpreter Puig’s former attorney Steven Gebelin testified that during the January 2022 interview, Puig tried to be helpful in answering the investigators’ questions and the interpreter struggled with Puig’s Spanish dialect, according to the New York Times. Jaimie Ding, Chicago Tribune, 6 Feb. 2026 Zamora is a founding member of the Canyon County Human Rights Task Force and has worked as an interpreter and interpreter coordinator in the court system. Idaho Statesman, 5 Feb. 2026 Lakanwal, 29, spoke Pashto during the hearing and used an interpreter to communicate. Justin Goldman, NBC news, 4 Feb. 2026 Gebelin said that the government lacked interest in Puig’s answers during the interview, and that the interpreter struggled in her role, given Puig’s Spanish language dialect differed from her own. Sam Blum, New York Times, 4 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for interpreter
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Noun
  • To find a menopause practitioner near you, visit the North American Menopause Society.
    Bonnie Vengrow, Flow Space, 6 Feb. 2026
  • Disappointed with mainstream health care, Mihich sought help from energy healers, spiritualists, and other alternative-medicine practitioners and entrepreneurs, who regularly supported her aversion to psychiatric medications, according to Sarah and Torina.
    Elizabeth Bruenig, The Atlantic, 4 Feb. 2026
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  • This is an unusual position for an exponent of the public sphere and communicative rationality to take.
    Sean Williams, Harpers Magazine, 27 Jan. 2026
  • The development of her own particular free indirect discourse form of writing culminated in her position as an early exponent of the Modernist short story.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 17 Dec. 2025

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“Interpreter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/interpreter. Accessed 12 Feb. 2026.

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