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

Witkoff took his own notes, relying on a Kremlin translator, then briefed the White House from the U.S.

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Flanked by security guards and a translator, 45-year-old Lee showed little reaction as the sentence was handed down.

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At the time Vucic had been working as a journalist and translator in nearby Pale "without any contact with military structures or operational activities", she said.

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Many translators have approached Thucydides since Thomas Hobbes made the first direct translation into English in 1628.

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"My tee shot and putter were the things I was focusing on and I really practiced them a lot. I think that was the foundation to my success today," Lee said through a translator.

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Related Words

• linguist