translator
noun
Simple meaning
A person who changes written or spoken language into another language.
Pronunciation
Say it like this:
translayterSay the bold part a little louder.
IPA pronunciation (US)
tɹænsˈleɪtɚ
This word is pronounced essentially the same in American and British English, so one transcription covers both.
IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) is a standard way of writing speech sounds.
Definition
Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.
noun
A person who translates written messages from one language to another
A person or thing that translates meaning from one language into another, particularly
A person or thing that translates various forms of text.
inexactsometimes proscribed
Synonym of interpreter, a person or thing that immediately interprets direct speech.
figuratively
A person or thing that expresses an idea or style in a new form or medium.
chiefly us
A relay station that retransmits incoming television signals after automatically adjusting their frequency to avoid interference.
Word at a Glance
- Difficulty
- B1 · Intermediate (estimated)
- Frequency
- Moderately Common
- Typical Use
- Neutral / general English
Word Aura™
How this word commonly comes across.
Aura for this meaning
This meaning: A person who translates written messages from one language to another
Used this way, translator is a reasonably familiar word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It usually sounds natural in a wide range of settings.
- Emotional tone
- Neutral
- Formality
- Neutral
- Intensity
- Not strongly marked
- How common
- Moderately common
- Connotation
- Matter-of-fact
- Usage feel
- Neutral and straightforward
Nearby words
- interpreter , a specialist term, precise but narrower
Word Aura describes common impressions, not a measurement. Tone changes with sentence, speaker, relationship and situation.
More ways to use translator
- “A good translator can help bridge communication gaps between different cultures.”
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Common Patterns and Combinations
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Related Words
Connected to the same idea, not synonyms.
- transmitternoun
- translateverb
- translationnoun
- interpreternoun
- arabicnoun
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Synonyms
Sense: person who translates written messages from one language to another
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