Meaning & use

Translator

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A person or program that converts text or speech from one language into another.

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The conference hired a translator for each foreign delegation.

The app includes a built-in translator for over fifty languages.

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Distinct from an "interpreter," who typically translates spoken language in real time; a translator more often works with written text.

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