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translator

translator

126 2.7
A person who changes words and sentences from one language into another
  • noun
  • /trænˈsleɪtər/
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  • Bringing along a translator, the team was able to work effectively with local officials in the foreign country.
  • English translator
  • interpreter and translator
  • role of a translator

Lawyer to translator, give the court your name.

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Examples

  • I was also an active participant, serving as a translator for local residents, tourists, and tourism operators.

    Academic text (1999)
  • These are all volunteer translators who are unpaid.

  • In addition, they would like to have translators for patients who do not speak Spanish well.

    Academic text (2017)
  • She offered to be my translator in Beijing.

  • The interview guide was then translated into Spanish by a professional translator with experience among North Carolina farmworkers.

    Academic text (2017)
  • Throughout the year, they continued to be translators of the complex, enigmatic culture that surrounded me.

    Academic text (1999)
  • Menken actually is one of the translators of Nietzsche into English.

  • She offered to be my translator during the conference to help communicate with non-English speakers.

  • The journalist relied on a professional translator to accurately convey the interviews in her articles.

Synonyms

interpreter
vstranslator
462 3.2

A person who translates spoken words from one language to another

includes both spoken and written language rather than only live speech
terp
vstranslator
  • Jargon
9.9

A person who listens and translates speech for others

is used across formal and everyday situations rather than military use

How Skilled

translator
126 2.7
trainee
50 2.4

Surface Forms

translator singular
translators plural

Morphology

translator = translate (transparent) = translate + or

Standard agentive formation from the verb 'translate' with '-or'; the meaning 'person who translates' is directly derived.

Etymology

Translator comes from the Latin parts trans- 'across' and latus 'carried', the same idea you see in transfer or transport, which mean to move something. A translator 'carries' words 'across' from one language to another, so the origin explains the job.