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translator

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[trans-ley-ter, tranz-, trans-ley-ter, tranz-] / trænsˈleɪ tər, trænz-, ˈtræns leɪ tər, ˈtrænz- /

noun

  1. Also translater a person who translates.

  2. Television. a relay station that receives programming on one frequency and rebroadcasts it at another frequency for improved local reception.

Etymology

Origin of translator

1350–1400; Middle English translatour (< Middle French ) < Late Latin translātor ( Latin: “one who transfers a thing”); translate, -tor

Example Sentences

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“Transcription” consists of three sections connected to the narrator’s relationship with his mentor, an eminent scholar and translator named Thomas.

From The Wall Street Journal

Lakshtanov has worked as a translator in Angola since the Soviet era.

From BBC

"I want to continue the high energy that we brought to the first film," he said through a translator.

From BBC

One crew member spoke an Inuit language and acted as translator.

From Literature

The translator said no and asked what kind of “stuff,” to no reply, Deep said.

From Los Angeles Times

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