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interpreter
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
interpreter
(noun)
interpreter
/ɪn
ˈ
tɚprətɚ/
noun
plural
interpreters
interpreter
/ɪn
ˈ
tɚprətɚ/
noun
plural
interpreters
Britannica Dictionary definition of INTERPRETER
[
count
]
:
a person who translates the words that someone is speaking into a different language
He has now learned English well enough that he can conduct interviews without an
interpreter
.
He gave his statement
through an interpreter
. [=an interpreter translated his statement]
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