interpreters

Definition of interpretersnext
plural of interpreter
as in practitioners
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 interpreters One of a handful of centuries-old lighthouses still standing in the Outer Banks today, the Ocracoke Lighthouse is open to visitors at ground level and often has National Park Service interpreters on site to share information about the beacon. Caroline Eubanks, Travel + Leisure, 22 May 2026 As Americans more readily embrace world cinema and non-English languages, The Envelope spoke with six interpreters about the complexities of a role that has become increasingly visible and valuable — and, for a change, turned the spotlight on their underappreciated work. Tim Grierson, Los Angeles Times, 11 May 2026 Inhabiting history 🗣️ For reenactors and interpreters, bringing historic figures to life is more than dressing in period costumes and weekend cosplay. Phaedra Trethan, USA Today, 8 May 2026 Ruby’s main interpreters were too heavy for limited-resource software environments, such as Internet of Things devices. Encyclopedia Britannica, 8 May 2026 Officials said the system can also pick up on nuance in conversations, something that can be harder to achieve with volunteer interpreters. Madeleine Wright, CBS News, 5 May 2026 NiCE takes over scheduling Workers say LanguageLine has cut back the hours of its interpreters before but in 2025, something changed and their schedules became more fragmented. Huo Jingnan, NPR, 3 May 2026 But his proudest legacy may be breeding cultural interpreters who won’t let the world fall into the Thucydides Trap, the unjustified fear of a rising power. Shawn Tully, Fortune, 2 May 2026 Baldwin also said district custodians are understaffed, supplied with broken or old equipment, have been denied language interpreters during meetings and are in general talked down to by administrative staff. Addison Wright, Chicago Tribune, 8 Apr. 2026
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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
  • 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
  • Of course, Huang wasn’t talking to just anyone, but one of the chief exponents of the wealth tax, nationwide and in California.
    Jacqueline Munis, Fortune, 23 Apr. 2026

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“Interpreters.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/interpreters. Accessed 1 Jun. 2026.

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