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 My father, Richard Sonnenfeldt, was a German Jewish refugee who fled to England in 1938 and then, at 23, became the chief interpreter for the American prosecution at the Nuremberg trials, and ultimately Hermann Göring’s personal interpreter. Michael W. Sonnenfeldt, The Atlantic, 20 May 2026 The episode also features an important scene where Cardellini’s character Carol explains to her son the meaning behind a sign his stepfather, an ASL interpreter, delivers before his death. Justin Kroll, Deadline, 20 May 2026 That move reframes my role from oracle to interpreter, which is closer to what clients actually need from me anyway. Michele Zanello, Rolling Stone, 19 May 2026 In his first interview out of Cannes through a Russian-language interpreter, Zvyagintsev speaks about his unlikely return. David Canfield, HollywoodReporter, 16 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for interpreter
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Noun
  • And traditions that might otherwise disappear get another generation of practitioners — some of them tourists who go home and keep practicing, others members of younger generations in the host community who see a viable career in continuing the craft.
    Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 29 May 2026
  • Honeybees buzz at roughly 250 to 300 Hz, a frequency practitioners say falls into a soothing range for the nervous system.
    Allison Palmer, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 May 2026
Noun
  • The deformation depends on a single free exponent.
    Paul Sutter, Space.com, 26 May 2026
  • This movement, known as critical legal studies, was associated with the political left, and its exponents, known as crits, loved to disparage liberal theorists’ devotion to the Constitution as naïve and counterproductive.
    Kelefa Sanneh, New Yorker, 4 May 2026

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“Interpreter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/interpreter. Accessed 2 Jun. 2026.

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