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interpreters
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someone who verbally changes the words of a language into another
- She hired an interpreter to assist with the business meeting in a foreign country.
- The interpreter translated the speaker's words into sign language for the audience.
- He worked with an interpreter to facilitate a conversation with a non-English-speaking client.
- The interpreter provided simultaneous translation during the international conference.
- The tourist guide acted as an interpreter for the group in the foreign country.
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an agent who acts on behalf of another's policies, intentions, or purposes
- The diplomat served as an interpreter of the government's policies.
- She acted as an interpreter for the organization's objectives.
- The spokesperson was an interpreter of the company's vision.
- He was recognized as an interpreter of the president's directives.
- The adviser functioned as an interpreter for the council's decisions.
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someone who represents or expresses ideas, emotions, or concepts through art
- The dancer was an interpreter of human emotions through movement.
- She is an interpreter of abstract concepts in her paintings.
- The musician acted as an interpreter of classical compositions.
- As an interpreter of poetry, he brought words to life on stage.
- The sculptor served as an interpreter of social issues.
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a computer program that reads, translates, and executes code line by line
- The Python interpreter executed the script without errors.
- Developers use an interpreter to test small code segments.
- The interpreter processed commands interactively in the shell.
- Errors were caught immediately by the interpreter.
- The new programming language requires an interpreter for execution.
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