in ‧ ter ‧ pret ‧ er /ɪnˈtɜːprətə, ɪnˈtɜːprɪtə $ -ˈtɜːrprətər/ BrE AmE noun [countable]
[ Word Family: noun : ↑ interpretation , ↑ interpreter ; adjective : ↑ interpretative , ↑ interpretive ; verb : ↑ interpret ]
1 . someone who changes spoken words from one language into another, especially as their job ⇨ translator :
Speaking through an interpreter (=using an interpreter) , Ahmed said, ‘I’m very worried about my wife and children.’
2 . a computer program that changes an instruction into a form that can be understood directly by the computer