translator

[ trans-ley-ter, tranz-, trans-ley-ter, tranz- ]

noun

1. Also trans·lat·er. 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.

Word History and Origins

Origin of translator¹

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

Example Sentences

“At Vasco there was a lot of pressure,” he said through a translator.

From Los Angeles Times

They followed makeshift signs to a small courtyard, where scores of volunteer lawyers, translators and other staff helped them apply for a little-known federal program that offers an unusual — and probably fleeting — reprieve from deportation.

From Los Angeles Times

At first she took jobs as a translator and as a BBC secretary, before attending Ulster University where she qualified to begin work as a social worker.

From BBC

"When I came to the place where it would happen, there were only men, apart from female translators," she said.

From BBC

But county officials told BBC Verify that some in the group “needed the assistance of translators”.

From BBC

Related Words

• linguist