interpreter
A person or thing that interprets the meaning of something for another, particularly
Example
“... an interpreter of dreams ...”
Other meanings
A person or thing that translates speech or signing, as opposed to texts.
A thing that, figuratively speaking, performs a similar role explaining, revealing, or clarifying.
Related words
- interpretership
- interpretess
- interpretress
- photointerpreter
- conference interpreter
- self-interpreter
Example sentences
Word history
From Latin "interpretatio".
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “interpreter” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.