interpreter

== English == === Alternative forms === interpretour, enterpretour, enterpretor (obsolete) === Etymology === From Middle English interpreter, interpretour, etc., from Old French interpreteur, interpreteeur, etc., from Late Latin interpretātōr, from classical Latin interpretātus (“explained, translated”) + -or (“-er: forming agent nouns”), from interpretārī (“to explain, to translate”), from interpres (“go-between, translator”) + -ārī (“to be ~ed”), q.v. In reference to divine emissaries, a calque of Mercury's Latin epithet interpres divum (“go-between of the gods”). In reference to the rhetorical device, a calque of Latin interpretatio. Equivalent to interpret +‎ -er. Displaced native Old English wealhstod. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ɪnˈtɜː.pɹɪ.tə/ (General American) IPA(key): /ɪnˈtɝ.pɹɪ.tɚ/, [ɪnˈtɝ.pɹɪ.ɾɚ] Hyphenation: in‧ter‧pret‧er === Noun === interpreter (plural interpreters) A person or thing that interprets the meaning of something for another, particularly: A person or thing that translates speech or signing, as opposed to texts. [1384] (obsolete) Synonym of translator, one who translates various forms of texts. [1400] (obsolete) Synonym of commentator, one who explains laws or scripture. [1440] (obsolete) Synonym of emissary, particularly in reference to Hermes or angels as messengers between humans and the divine. [1490] (now uncommon) Synonym of guide, one who explains a thing, person, or group of people. [1531] (figurative) A thing that, figuratively speaking, performs a similar role explaining, revealing, or clarifying. (rhetoric, obsolete) Synonym of synonymy, the use of one term to explain another. [1589] (obsolete) Synonym of dictionary or glossary, a book that explains uncommon terms. [1607] (computing, historical) A machine that reads the pattern of holes on a punch card and prints its meaning along the top of the card. [1936] (historical) An analyst of reconnaissance photographs. [1950] (computing) A program that converts commands into machine language in real time rather than compiling it in advance. [1954] (music, theater) A performer who presents a piece of art in a distinct style, particularly so as to make older works relevant to their audience. ==== Usage notes ==== In modern professional contexts, an interpreter translates speech or signing input, usually on the spot whether simultaneously or consecutively, whereas a translator translates texts. Subtitles for videos, games, performances, etc. are generally handled by translators working from transcripts. ==== Synonyms ==== (general): decoder, elucidator, explainer, explicator, expounder (translation): translator (sometimes proscribed); Latiner, latimer (archaic or medieval contexts); truchman (archaic or Middle Eastern contexts); dragoman (Middle East, chiefly historical); dubash (India, chiefly historical); linguister (colonial contexts, particularly West & Central Africa) (guide): cicerone, docent, tour guide (computing): terp (slang) ==== Hypernyms ==== (computing): computer program ==== Hyponyms ==== (general): See exegete (textual interpretation) (translation studies): court interpreter, simultaneous interpreter (computing): parts interpreter, command-line interpreter (guide): first-person interpreter, science interpreter, museum interpreter, parks interpreter, historical interpreter ==== Coordinate terms ==== (in computing): compiler ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === References === “interpreter, n.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000. === Anagrams === reinterpret == Indonesian == === Etymology === Internationalism, ultimately from Late Latin interpretātōr === Pronunciation === (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /intərˈprətər/ [in̪.t̪ərˈprə.t̪ər] Rhymes: -ətər Syllabification: in‧ter‧pre‧ter === Noun === interpreter (plural interpreter-interpreter) interpreter a person or thing that interprets the meaning of something for another (computing, historical) a machine that reads the pattern of holes on a punch card and prints its meaning along the top of the card. (computing) a program that converts commands into machine language in real time rather than compiling it in advance. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “interpreter”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016 == Latin == === Verb === interpreter first-person singular present active subjunctive of interpretor == Middle French == === Verb === interpreter to interpret; to find meaning in something ==== Conjugation ==== Middle French conjugation varies from one text to another. Hence, the following conjugation should be considered as typical, not as exhaustive. ==== Descendants ==== French: interpréter == Polish == === Etymology === Borrowed from English interpreter. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /in.tɛrˈprɛ.tɛr/ Rhymes: -ɛtɛr Syllabification: in‧ter‧pre‧ter === Noun === interpreter m inan (computing) interpreter ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === interpreter in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN interpreter in Polish dictionaries at PWN == Serbo-Croatian == === Etymology === Borrowed from English interpreter. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /intěrpreter/ Hyphenation: in‧ter‧pre‧ter === Noun === intèrpreter m inan (Cyrillic spelling интѐрпретер) (animate) interpreter (especially, an actor or musician who interprets a role, a piece, etc. in a particular way) Synonyms: tùmāč, interprètant, interprètātor, intèrprēt (computing, inanimate) interpreter (program) Synonym: interprètātor ==== Declension ==== animate inanimate