English > translator: 3 senses > noun 2, person | Meaning | someone who mediates between speakers of different languages. |
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| Synonym | interpreter |
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| Instances | Fitzgerald, Edward Fitzgerald | English poet remembered primarily for his free translation of the poetry of Omar Khayyam (1809-1883) |
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| Jowett, Benjamin Jowett | English classical scholar noted for his translations of Plato and Aristotle (1817-1893) |
| Tyndale, William Tyndale, Tindale, William Tindale, Tindal, William Tindal | English translator and Protestant martyr |
| Ulfilas, Bishop Ulfilas, Ulfila, Bishop Ulfila, Wulfila, Bishop Wulfila | A Christian believed to be of Cappadocian descent who became bishop of the Visigoths in 341 and translated the Bible from Greek into Gothic |
| Narrower | dragoman | An interpreter and guide in the Near East |
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| symbolist, symbolizer, symboliser | someone skilled in the interpretation or representation of symbols |
| Broader | mediator, go-between, intermediator, intermediary, intercessor | A negotiator who acts as a link between parties / parties / parties |
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| Spanish | interprete, intérprete, traductor |
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| Catalan | intèrpret, traductor |
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| Verbs | translate | restate (words) from one language into another language |
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