Added 9 October 2026
translator
/ˈtɹænzleɪtɚ/ noun
In Latin: interpres, trānslātor Wiktionary
noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about translator at Wordnik → Where our words come from →
- A person who translates written messages from one language to another.
- Someone who mediates between speakers of different languages.
- A program that translates one programming language into another.
Origin
Directly from Latin trānslātor and French translator, and also from Middle English translatour, from Old French translatour, translateur, etc., from Latin trānslātor, from trānslātus (“carried across”) + -or (“-er: forming agent nouns”), from trānsferō (“carry across”), from trans (“across”) + ferō (“bear, carry”), q.v. Equivalent to translate + -or.
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