translator (n.)

mid-14c., from Old French translator (12c.) or directly from Latin translator "one who transfers or interprets, one who carries over," agent noun from transferre (see transfer (v.)).

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transfer (v.)

late 14c., from Old French transferer or directly from Latin transferre "bear across, carry over, bring through; transfer, copy, translate," from trans "across, beyond" (see trans-) + ferre "to carry" (from PIE root *bher- (1) "to carry"). Related: Transferred; transferring.

translater (n.)

occasional spelling of translator.

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Definitions of translator

translator (n.)

a person who translates written messages from one language to another;

Synonyms: transcriber

translator (n.)

someone who mediates between speakers of different languages;

Synonyms: interpreter

translator (n.)

a program that translates one programming language into another;

Synonyms: translating program

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Dictionary entries near translator

transitive

transitory

translate

translater

translation

translator

transliterate

transliteration

translocation

translucence

translucent