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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He travelled to Angola with his long-term translator, Samer Suaifan.
From BBC • Mar. 23, 2026
"I want to continue the high energy that we brought to the first film," he said through a translator.
From BBC • Mar. 12, 2026
To a devoted friend, such as Edward FitzGerald, the translator of the “Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyám,” who supported him for years, Tennyson could be rude, cold and ungrateful.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 20, 2026
Forgoing his translator, Murakami said that while certain factions of Japanese society still don’t approve of his practice, “step by step, the younger generation is understanding.”
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 18, 2026
A translator explained he was part owner of the hotel as well as a local oligarch who controlled Siberian gas and oil fields.
From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French
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