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interpreter

/ˌɪnˈtɜːpɹətə/in-TUR-pruh-tur
/ˌɪnˈtɝpɹətɚ/in-TUR-pruh-tur

Meaningone who explains between

Common meaning: a person who translates speech

Journey through time

  1. Latininterpres‘an interpreter’source
  2. Middle Frenchinterpretersource
  3. Middle Englishinterpretensource
  4. Englishinterpret‘explain the meaning of’
  5. Englishformed in English from interpretinterpreter‘a person who translates speech’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Formed in English from interpret + -er.

Dictionary: Skeat (1898), INTERPOSITION, p.299 · scan

Source words

  • interpres Latin · source word “a go-between”

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