interpreter

1. 1.

   someone who mediates between speakers of different languages

   Synonymstranslator

   Broadermediator

   NarrowerdragomansymbolistFitzgeraldJowettTyndaleUlfilas
2. 2.

   someone who uses art to represent something

   “his paintings reveal a sensitive interpreter of nature”

   “she was famous as an interpreter of Shakespearean roles”

   Broaderperson
3. 3.

   an advocate who represents someone else's policy or purpose

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

   Synonymsspokespersonrepresentativevoice

   Broaderadvocate

   Narrowerambassadorflak catchermouthpiecespokesmanspokeswomantraveling salesman
4. 4.

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

   Synonymsinterpretive program

   Broaderprogram

   computer science

Other forms of interpreter

plural

interpreters·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about interpreter

What does interpreter mean?

interpreter means "someone who mediates between speakers of different languages". That is the primary sense; the word has 4 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in interpreter?

interpreter has 4 syllables: in-ter-pre-ter. The stress falls on "ter". In IPA it is /ˌɪnˈtɝpɹətɚ/.

What is another word for interpreter?

Close synonyms include translator, spokesperson, representative, voice, interpretive program. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is interpreter a common word?

interpreter is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.