INTERPRETER

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I. (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

(computer science) a program that translates and executes source language statements one line at a time

Synonyms:

interpreter; interpretive program

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("interpreter" is a kind of...):

computer program; computer programme; program; programme ((computer science) a sequence of instructions that a computer can interpret and execute)

Domain category:

computer science; computing (the branch of engineering science that studies (with the aid of computers) computable processes and structures)

Derivation:

interpret (restate (words) from one language into another language)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Someone who mediates between speakers of different languages

Synonyms:

interpreter; translator

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("interpreter" is a kind of...):

go-between; intercessor; intermediary; intermediator; mediator (a negotiator who acts as a link between parties)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "interpreter"):

dragoman (an interpreter and guide in the Near East; in the Ottoman Empire in the 18th and 19th centuries a translator of European languages for the Turkish and Arab authorities and most dragomans were Greek (many reached high positions in the government))

symboliser; symbolist; symbolizer (someone skilled in the interpretation or representation of symbols)

Instance hyponyms:

Edward Fitzgerald; Fitzgerald (English poet remembered primarily for his free translation of the poetry of Omar Khayyam (1809-1883))

Benjamin Jowett; Jowett (English classical scholar noted for his translations of Plato and Aristotle (1817-1893))

Tindal; Tindale; Tyndale; William Tindal; William Tindale; William Tyndale (English translator and Protestant martyr; his translation of the Bible into English (which later formed the basis for the King James Version) aroused ecclesiastical opposition; he left England in 1524 and was burned at the stake in Antwerp as a heretic (1494-1536))

Bishop Ulfila; Bishop Ulfilas; Bishop Wulfila; Ulfila; Ulfilas; Wulfila (a Christian believed to be of Cappadocian descent who became bishop of the Visigoths in 341 and translated the Bible from Greek into Gothic; traditionally held to have invented the Gothic alphabet (311-382))

Derivation:

interpret (restate (words) from one language into another language)

Sense 3

Meaning:

Someone who uses art to represent something

Example:

she was famous as an interpreter of Shakespearean roles

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("interpreter" is a kind of...):

individual; mortal; person; somebody; someone; soul (a human being)

Derivation:

interpret (create an image or likeness of)

interpret (give an interpretation or rendition of)

Sense 4

Meaning:

An advocate who represents someone else's policy or purpose

Example:

the meeting was attended by spokespersons for all the major organs of government

Synonyms:

interpreter; representative; spokesperson; voice

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("interpreter" is a kind of...):

advocate; advocator; exponent; proponent (a person who pleads for a cause or propounds an idea)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "interpreter"):

ambassador (an informal representative)

flack; flack catcher; flak; flak catcher (a slick spokesperson who can turn any criticism to the advantage of their employer)

mouth; mouthpiece (a spokesperson (as a lawyer))

spokesman (a male spokesperson)

spokeswoman (a female spokesperson)

bagman; commercial traveler; commercial traveller; roadman; traveling salesman; travelling salesman (a salesman who travels to call on customers)

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Context examples:

A Greek friend had come to see him upon business, he said, and as he could speak nothing but his own tongue, the services of an interpreter were indispensable.