interpreter

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.