See Also: interpreter(dictionary)
interpreter(dictionary)
INTERPRETER(law)

interpreter (iou)



interpreter noun. LME.

a. A person who interprets laws, texts, etc., in an official capacity; a commentator. LME-L17.
b. A person who interprets a (particular) thing (in a particular way); a person who construes an action etc. in a specified manner. M16.
Times Beecham's gifts tend to typecast him as an interpreter of even-numbered Beethoven.
A person, esp. an official, who translates orally the words of people speaking different languages. Formerly also, a translator of books etc. LME.
A messenger of the gods; spec. Mercury. L15-L17.
Computing.
a. A machine which prints on to a punched card the characters equivalent to the pattern of holes. M20.
b. A program which executes a source program one statement at a time. M20.
interpretership noun the position of an (esp. official) interpreter M19.