1. a person who translates spoken words from one language to another
2. a person who explains or presents the meaning of something
3. a computer program that executes instructions written in a programming language
Usage: computing

Examples

• The interpreter helped the foreign diplomat communicate with the officials.
• She works as a sign language interpreter at the hospital.
• The art critic served as an interpreter of the painter’s abstract works.
• The museum guide was an excellent interpreter of ancient history.
• Python uses an interpreter to run code line by line.
• The interpreter translated the speech in real time during the conference.