interpreter (n.)

  1. someone who mediates between speakers of different languages

    [ Syn: translator ]

  2. someone who uses art to represent something; his paintings reveal a sensitive interpreter of nature; she was famous as an interpreter of Shakespearean roles'

  3. an advocate who represents someone elses policy or purpose; the meeting was attended by spokespersons for all the major organs of government

    [ Syn: spokesperson , representative , voice ]

  4. (computer science) a program that translates and executes source language statements one line at a time

    [ Syn: interpretive program ]

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