translator

[trans-ley-ter, tranz-, trans-ley-ter, tranz-]

noun

1. Also translater a person who translates.

2. Television.,  a relay station that receives programming on one frequency and rebroadcasts it at another frequency for improved local reception.

Word History and Origins

Origin of translator¹

1350–1400; Middle English translatour (< Middle French ) < Late Latin translātor ( Latin: “one who transfers a thing”); translate, -tor

Example Sentences

His translator relayed his remarks urging "nations of the world" to contribute soldiers for an army "larger than that of the United States".

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“I could have scored. The goal was open,” Bouanga admitted through a translator.

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In his home country, Kadir says he had worked as a translator but was targeted by criminals.

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They were arrested on 1 February this year after taking a chartered flight from Kabul to Bamiyan province, along with friend Faye Hall and their translator who were later released.

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With the help of a translator, we asked them about how they feel about the current tensions in the country and the asylum hotel protests.

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Related Words

• linguist