Associations to the word «Interpreter»

Wiktionary

INTERPRETER, noun. One who listens to a speaker in one language and relates that utterance to the audience in a different language. Contrasted with translator.
INTERPRETER, noun. (figuratively) One who explains something, such as an art exhibit.
INTERPRETER, noun. (computing) A program which executes another program written in a programming language other than machine code.

Dictionary definition

INTERPRETER, noun. Someone who mediates between speakers of different languages.
INTERPRETER, noun. Someone who uses art to represent something; "his paintings reveal a sensitive interpreter of nature"; "she was famous as an interpreter of Shakespearean roles".
INTERPRETER, noun. An advocate who represents someone else's policy or purpose; "the meeting was attended by spokespersons for all the major organs of government".
INTERPRETER, noun. (computer science) a program that translates and executes source language statements one line at a time.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats