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interpreter Definition

in·ter·preter (in tʉrprə tər)

noun

  1. a person who interprets; specif., a person whose work is translating a foreign language orally, as in a conversation between people speaking different languages
  2. a computer program that translates and executes, statement by statement, a program written in a high-level language

Etymology: ME interpretour < Anglo-Fr < OFr interpreteur < LL(Ec) interpretator

interpreter Synonyms

interpreter

n.

interpreter Usage Examples

Preposition: of

  • song: He is a great creative interpreter of the song just like Frank Sinatra was.

Converse of object

  • costume: A key feature of this service is the use of costumed interpreters who interact with school pupils and general visitors.
  • arrange: For customers who call in person or phone, our public offices can arrange interpreters over the telephone through the Language Line service.
  • invoke: If the target interpreter for the alias is the invoking interpreter then an empty list is returned.
  • qualify: ITI is writing to courts in the UK, encouraging them to source qualified interpreters for court work.
  • embed: However, modules are cached by the Perl interpreter embedded in the Apache process, and are therefore not reloaded.
  • employ: Did he employ any interpreters or conduct any interviews during the campaign?

Adjective modifier

  • miquest: You cannot run queries on the MIQUEST Interpreter unless you have prepared the data on your system at least once.
  • bsl/english: BSL/English interpreters should be able to take specialist modules in deafblind interpreting.
  • deafblind: Deafblind manual interpreters spell words into a deafblind person's hand using the deafblind manual alphabet or the block alphabet.
  • trained: The same is true of the availability of trained interpreters.
  • simultaneous: Simultaneous interpreters generally work into their mother tongue from one or several other languages.
  • qualified: I hope with their support I will become a qualified Interpreter in the future.

Modifies a noun

  • lock: The global interpreter lock is used to protect the pointer to the current thread state.

Noun used with modifier

  • bytecode: As an example, the bytecode interpreter shares argument objects between calling and called Tcl procedures to avoid having to copy objects.
  • bsl: BSL interpreters are pre-booked but will be canceled if no-one has requested their support by the booking deadline.
  • postscript: Type 3 fonts, on the other hand, require a full PostScript interpreter.
  • freelance: You can book an interpreter through an agency, or you can contact a freelance interpreter.
  • slave: For example, an alias for source could be created in a slave interpreter.
  • sign: There will be a sign language interpreter present at the Fair.
interpreter Quotes

Blind unbelief is sure to err, And scan his work in vain; God is his own interpreter, And he will make it plain.

—Cowper,William

Mr Dangle, here are two very civil gentlemen trying to make themselves understood, and I don't know which is the interpreter.

—Sheridan, Richard Brinsley

The soul fortunately, has an interpreteröoften an unconscious, but still a truthful interpreteröin the eye.

—Bronte«  , Charlotte