translator
Americannoun
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Also translater a person who translates.
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Television. a relay station that receives programming on one frequency and rebroadcasts it at another frequency for improved local reception.
Etymology
Origin of translator
1350–1400; Middle English translatour (< Middle French ) < Late Latin translātor ( Latin: “one who transfers a thing”); translate, -tor
Example Sentences
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Prosecutors believe he played a supporting role in the operation, acting primarily as a translator.
From BBC • Mar. 23, 2026
“He became Gordon’s whisperer, his interpreter and translator, a bridge to their friends, a bridge to Gordon’s own children.”
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 15, 2026
They were arrested on 1 February 2025 after taking a chartered flight from Kabul to Bamiyan province, along with friend Faye Hall and their translator who were later released.
From BBC • Feb. 13, 2026
Before joining the Asian Journal, Steve worked as a freelance translator in 1982, and in September 1982, he became an instructor at Athenee Francais in Tokyo.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 12, 2026
The colonial account of Inka history closest to indigenous sources is byjuan de Betanzos, a Spanish commoner who rose to marry an Inka princess and become the most prominent translator for the colonial government.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
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