I. ə̇n.ˈtərprə̇d.ə(r), ÷ -pə̇-, -tə̄p-, -təip-, -ə̇tə- noun
( -s )
Etymology: alteration (influenced by -er ) of Middle English interpretour, from interpreten to interpret + -our -or — more at interpret
1. : one that interprets, explains, or expounds
early decipherers and interpreters of hieroglyphic — W.T.Albright
2. : one that translates ; especially : a person who translates orally for parties conversing in different tongues
3. : a machine that prints on punched cards the symbols recorded in them by perforations
II. noun
: a computer program that translates an instruction into machine language and executes it before going to the next instruction — compare compiler herein