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From THE DEVIL'S DICTIONARY ((C)1911 Released April 15 1993) :   [ devils ]

  INTERPRETER, n.  One who enables two persons of different languages to
  understand each other by repeating to each what it would have been to
  the interpreter's advantage for the other to have said.
  
  

From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03) :   [ foldoc ]

  interpreter
       
           A program which executes other programs.  This
          is in contrast to a compiler which does not execute its
          input program (the "{source code") but translates it into
          executable "{machine code" (also called "{object code}")
          which is output to a file for later execution.  It may be
          possible to execute the same source code either directly by an
          interpreter or by compiling it and then executing the machine
          code produced.
       
          It takes longer to run a program under an interpreter than to
          run the compiled code but it can take less time to interpret
          it than the total required to compile and run it.  This is
          especially important when prototyping and testing code when an
          edit-interpret-debug cycle can often be much shorter than an
          edit-compile-run-debug cycle.
       
          Interpreting code is slower than running the compiled code
          because the interpreter must analyse each statement in the
          program each time it is executed and then perform the desired
          action whereas the compiled code just performs the action.
          This run-time analysis is known as "interpretive overhead".
          Access to variables is also slower in an interpreter because
          the mapping of identifiers to storage locations must be done
          repeatedly at run time rather than at compile time.
       
          There are various compromises between the development speed
          when using an interpreter and the execution speed when using a
          compiler.  Some systems (e.g. some Lisps) allow interpreted
          and compiled code to call each other and to share variables.
          This means that once a routine has been tested and debugged
          under the interpreter it can be compiled and thus benefit from
          faster execution while other routines are being developed.
          Many interpreters do not execute the source code as it stands
          but convert it into some more compact internal form.  For
          example, some BASIC interpreters replace keywords with
          single byte tokens which can be used to index into a jump
          table.  An interpreter might well use the same lexical
          analyser and parser as the compiler and then interpret the
          resulting abstract syntax tree.
       
          There is thus a spectrum of possibilities between interpreting
          and compiling, depending on the amount of analysis performed
          before the program is executed.  For example Emacs Lisp is
          compiled to "{byte-code" which is a highly compressed and
          optimised representation of the Lisp source but is not machine
          code (and therefore not tied to any particular hardware).
          This "compiled" code is then executed (interpreted) by a byte
          code interpreter (itself written in C).  The compiled code
          in this case is machine code for a virtual machine which
          is implemented not in hardware but in the byte-code
          interpreter.
       
          See also partial evaluation.
       
          (1995-01-30)
       
       

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Interpreter \In*ter"pret*er\, n. [Cf. OF. entrepreteur, L.
     interpretator.]
     One who or that which interprets, explains, or expounds; a
     translator; especially, a person who translates orally
     between two parties.
     [1913 Webster]
  
           We think most men's actions to be the interpreters of
           their thoughts.                          --Locke.
     [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Interpreter \In*ter"pret*er\, n. [Cf. OF. entrepreteur, L.
     interpretator.]
     One who or that which interprets, explains, or expounds; a
     translator; especially, a person who translates orally
     between two parties.
  
           We think most men's actions to be the interpreters of
           their thoughts.                          --Locke.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 :   [ wn ]

  interpreter
       n 1: someone who mediates between speakers of different languages
            [syn: translator]
       2: someone who uses art to represent something; "his paintings
          reveal a sensitive interpreter of nature"; "she was famous
          as an interpreter of Shakespearean roles"
       3: an advocate who represents someone else's policy or purpose;
          "the meeting was attended by spokespersons for all the
          major organs of government" [syn: spokesperson, representative,
           voice]
       4: (computer science) a program that translates and executes
          source language statements one line at a time [syn: interpretive
          program]

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  interpreter
     Αγγλικά n.
     1 (ετ επάγγελμα en) ο διερμηνέας
     2 (ετ μτγλ en) ο διερμηνευτής

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  interpreter
     Middle French vb.
     to interpret; to find meaning in something
     n.
     A person who interprets.
     Serbo-Croatian n.
     #English

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  interpreter
     n.
     A person who interprets.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  interpreter
     Middle French vb.
     to interpret; to find meaning in something
     n.
     A person who interprets.
     Serbo-Croatian n.
     #English

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  interpreter
     Middle French vb.
     to interpret; to find meaning in something
     n.
     A person who interprets.

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  interpreter
     Englanti n.
     1 tulkki
     2 (yhteys tietotekniikka k=en) ohjelmatulkki

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  interpreter
     Engelska n.
     tolk

From German - English Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:deu-eng ]

  Interpreter /ˈɪntɜpɾətɜ/ 
   [comp.] interpretative program , interpreter 
     Synonyms: Interpretierprogramm, Interpretierer
  
   see: Interpretierprogramme, Interpretierer, Interpreter, Befehlsinterpretierer, Kommandozeileninterpreter
  

From German - English Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:deu-eng ]

  Interpreter /ˈɪntɜpɾətɜ/ 
  interpretative programs, interpreters
     Synonyms: Interpretierprogramme, Interpretierer
  
   see: Interpretierprogramm, Interpretierer, Interpreter, Befehlsinterpretierer, Kommandozeileninterpreter
  

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ara ]

  Interpreter /ɪntˈɜːpɹɪtˌə/
  المترجم

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-bul ]

  interpreter //ɪnˈtɜːpɹɪtə// //ɪnˈtɝpɹɪtɚ// 
  1. тълкува́тел
  one who explains
  2. превода́ч, превода́чка
  one who interprets language

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  interpreter /ɪntˈɜːpɹɪtˌə/
  interpret

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  interpreter /ɪntˈɜːpɹɪtˌə/ 
  tlumočnice

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  interpreter /ɪntˈɜːpɹɪtˌə/ 
  tlumočník

From Eurfa Saesneg, English-Welsh Eurfa/Freedict dictionary ver. 0.2.3 :   [ freedict:eng-cym ]

  interpreter /ɪntˈɜːpɹɪtˌə/ 
  dehonglwr 

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  interpreter /ɪntˈɜːpɹɪtə/
  Dolmetscher , Dolmetscherin , Dolmetsch  [Ös.]  [ling.]
        "sign language interpreter"  - Gebärdendolmetscher
        "speech-to-text interpreter"  - Schriftdolmetscher
        "ad-hoc interpreter"  - Verhandlungsdolmetscher
   see: interpreters, whispering interpreter, court interpreter, conference interpreter, consecutive interpreter, palantypist, simultaneous interpreter, telephone interpreter, liaison interpreter
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  interpreter /ɪntˈɜːpɹɪtə/
  Interpret , Interpretin  [art]
           Note: von etw.
        "Benjamin Britten was an acclaimed interpreter of Mozart."  - Benjamin Britten war ein gefeierter Mozart-Interpret.
   see: interpreters
  
           Note: of sth.

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  interpreter /ɪntˈɜːpɹɪtə/
  Interpretierprogramm , Interpretierer , Interpreter  [comp.]
        "command line interpreter"  - Befehlsinterpretierer, Kommandozeileninterpreter
     Synonym: interpretative program
  
   see: interpretative programs, interpreters, command interpreter
  

From English - Modern Greek XDXF/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.1.1 :   [ freedict:eng-ell ]

  interpreter /ɪntˈɜːpɹɪtˌə/
  
  διερμηνέας

From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-fin ]

  interpreter //ɪnˈtɜːpɹɪtə// //ɪnˈtɝpɹɪtɚ// 
  1. ohjelmatulkki, tulkki
  computer program
  2. opas
  one who explains
  3. tulkki
  one who interprets language

From English-French FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.6 :   [ freedict:eng-fra ]

  interpreter /intəːpritər/
  interprète

From English-Hindi FreeDict Dictionary ver. 1.6 :   [ freedict:eng-hin ]

  interpreter /ɪntˈɜːpɹɪtˌə/ 
  1. अनुवादक
        "An interpreter is accompanying the Russian President."

From English-Croatian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 :   [ freedict:eng-hrv ]

  interpreter /ɪntˈɜːpɹɪtˌə/
  interpreter, prevodilac (program), tumač

From English-Bahasa Indonesia FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-ind ]

  interpreter //ɪnˈtɜːpɹɪtə// //ɪnˈtɝpɹɪtɚ// 
  juru bahasa, penerjemah
  one who interprets language

From English-日本語 (にほんご) FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-jpn ]

  interpreter //ɪnˈtɜːpɹɪtə// //ɪnˈtɝpɹɪtɚ// 
  1. インタープリタ
  computer program
  2. 通訳, 通訳者
  one who interprets language

From English-Dutch FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2 :   [ freedict:eng-nld ]

  interpreter /intəːpritər/
  1. interpreter
  2. tolk, vertolker

From English-Norsk FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-nor ]

  interpreter //ɪnˈtɜːpɹɪtə// //ɪnˈtɝpɹɪtɚ// 
  tolk
  one who interprets language

From English - Polish Piotrowski+Saloni/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.2 :   [ freedict:eng-pol ]

  interpreter /ɪnˈtɜ:prɪtə/ 
    tłumacz ustny, tłumacz

From English-Portuguese FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-por ]

  interpreter /intəːpritər/
  intéprete

From English-Spanish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3.1 :   [ freedict:eng-spa ]

  interpreter /intəːpritər/
  interprete

From English-Svenska FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-swe ]

  interpreter //ɪnˈtɜːpɹɪtə// //ɪnˈtɝpɹɪtɚ// 
  tolk
  one who interprets language

From English-Turkish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-tur ]

  interpreter /ɪntˈɜːpɹɪtˌə/
  1. yorumcu
  2. tercüman, mütercim.

From Croatian-English FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.2 :   [ freedict:hrv-eng ]

  interpreter /ˈintɛrpɾˌɛtɛr/
  interpreter

From Dutch-English Freedict Dictionary ver. 0.2 :   [ freedict:nld-eng ]

  interpreter /intərpretər/
  interpreter

From IPA:de :   [ IPA:de ]

  

/ˈʔɪntɛɾpɾətɐ̯/

From IPA:en_US :   [ IPA:en_US ]

  

/ˌɪnˈtɝpɹətɝ/

From Bouvier's Law Dictionary, Revised 6th Ed (1856) :   [ bouvier ]

  INTERPRETER. One employed to make a translation. (q v.)
       2. An interpreter should be sworn before he translates the testimony of 
  a witness. 4 Mass. 81; 5 Mass. 219; 2 Caines' Rep. 155. 
       3. A person employed between an attorney and client to act as 
  interpreter, is considered merely as the organ between them, and is not 
  bound to testify as to what be has acquired in those confidential 
  communications. 1 Pet. C. C. R.. 356; 4 Munf. R. 273; 1 Wend. R. 337. Vide 
  Confidential Communications. 
  
  

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :   [ moby-thesaurus ]

  52 Moby Thesaurus words for "interpreter":
     allegorist, annotator, artist, artiste, cicerone, clarifier,
     commentator, concert artist, critic, cryptanalyst, cryptographer,
     cryptologist, decoder, definer, demonstrator, demythologizer,
     diaskeuast, dragoman, editor, emendator, emender, euhemerist,
     executant, exegesist, exegete, exegetist, explainer, explicator,
     exponent, expositor, expounder, go-between, guide, hermeneut,
     lexicographer, maestro, metaphrast, minstrel, minstrelsy,
     music maker, musician, oneirocritic, paraphrast, performer, player,
     scholiast, soloist, textual critic, translator, tunester, virtuosa,
     virtuoso
  
  

From Stardic English-Chinese Dictionary :   [ stardic ]

  n. 直译程序,解释者,翻译员;

From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary :   [ xdict ]

     n. 直译程序,解释者,翻译员
     n. 注释器

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