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Definition of "translator" []

  • One that translates, especially: (noun)
  • One employed to render written works into another language. (noun)
  • A computer program or application that renders one language or data format into another. (noun)
  • An interpreter. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "translator" in a sentence
  • "He does not mention the name of the second translator, but alludes to him as "_the modern translator_," and as having lost a good deal of the wit of the book by having "tied himself so strictly to a literal observance of the"
  • "A: I think the attraction of being a translator is the sheer variety of the job."
  • "Looks like somebody’s Palin translator is in full “starbursts” mode."