Noun: translator trãnz'ley-tu(r) or tran(t)s'ley-tu(r)
- Someone who mediates between speakers of different languages
"The skilled translator facilitated communication between the world leaders at the summit";
- interpreter
- A person who translates written messages from one language to another
"The translator worked tirelessly to render the novel from French to English";
- transcriber
- A program that translates one programming language into another
"The compiler acts as a translator, converting high-level code to machine language";
- translating program
Derived forms: translators
Type of: computer program, computer programme [Brit], go-between, intercessor, intermediary, intermediate, intermediator, linguist, mediator, polyglot, program, programme [Brit, Cdn]
Encyclopedia: Translator