interpreter

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someone whose job is to change what someone else is saying into another language:

She works as an interpreter in Brussels.

Speaking through an interpreter, the president said the terms of the ceasefire were completely unacceptable.

a computer program that changes the instructions in another program into a form that can be easily understood by a computer

someone who performs a piece of music or a part in a play, etc. in a way that expresses their own ideas about its meaning:

He's a noted interpreter of traditional Irish music.

a person whose job is to change what someone is saying into the words of another language:

The Chinese witness testified with the help of an interpreter.

a person whose job is to change what someone is saying into another language as that person is speaking:

act as/work as an interpreter She works as an interpreter for a news agency.

through/via an interpreter The business leader addressed the conference through an interpreter.

a computer program that changes instructions into a form that can be understood and used by the computer