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单词 interpreter
释义

interpreter

noun

in·​ter·​pret·​er in-ˈtər-prə-tər How to pronounce interpreter (audio)
-pə-
1
: one that interprets: such as
a
: one who translates orally for parties conversing in different languages
b
: one who explains or expounds
2
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

Synonyms

  • exponent
  • expounder
  • guru
  • high priest
  • practitioner
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Example Sentences

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.
Recent Examples on the Web Growing up, Soto often served as an interpreter between her family members and their doctors. Sara Hutchinson, BostonGlobe.com, 2 Sep. 2022 The student’s brother had served as an interpreter for U.S. Special Forces, and became a U.S. citizen. Abigail Hauslohner, Washington Post, 31 Aug. 2022 Too often in the past, Huancahuari said, staff assumed that a family member would serve as an interpreter and turned away people who had traveled for appointments because interpreters had not been scheduled or were not available. Usha Lee Mcfarling, STAT, 25 Aug. 2022 The 31-year-old Griner, a two-time U.S. Olympic champion and a eight-time all-star with the WNBA’s Phoenix Mercury listened with a blank expression as an interpreter translated the verdict by Judge Anna Sotnikova. Jim Heintz, Anchorage Daily News, 4 Aug. 2022 The 31-year-old Griner, a two-time U.S. Olympic champion and a eight-time all-star with the WNBA's Phoenix Mercury listened with a blank expression as an interpreter translated the verdict by Judge Anna Sotnikova. CBS News, 4 Aug. 2022 The 31-year-old Griner, a two-time U.S. Olympic champion and a eight-time all-star with the WNBA’s Phoenix Mercury, listened with a blank expression as an interpreter translated the verdict by Judge Anna Sotnikova. Jim Heintz, Chicago Tribune, 4 Aug. 2022 Frommermann, who returned to Germany as an interpreter at the Nuremberg trials, was brokenhearted without the Harmonists and could not stop trying to re-create them. Julia M. Klein, WSJ, 22 Apr. 2022 That was Abdul, an Afghan interpreter for the American military speaking to Martha Raddatz just before the fall of Kabul one year ago. ABC News, 28 Aug. 2022 See More

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

interpreter

noun

in·​ter·​pret·​er in-ˈtər-prə-tər How to pronounce interpreter (audio)
: a person who turns spoken words of one language into a different language

interpreter

noun

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • practitioner
  • exponent
  • expounder
  • philosopher
  • proponent
  • guru
  • dean
  • advocate
  • high priest
  • theorist
  • promoter
  • apostle
  • supporter
  • ideologue
  • grand old man
  • doyen
  • booster
  • idealogue
  • champion
  • backer
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