Definition of interpreternext
as in practitioner
one who brings an art or science to full realization Monet is generally regarded as the foremost interpreter of pure impressionism

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Recent Examples of interpreter Puig’s former attorney Steven Gebelin testified that during the January 2022 interview, Puig tried to be helpful in answering the investigators’ questions and the interpreter struggled with Puig’s Spanish dialect, according to the New York Times. Jaimie Ding, Chicago Tribune, 6 Feb. 2026 Zamora is a founding member of the Canyon County Human Rights Task Force and has worked as an interpreter and interpreter coordinator in the court system. Idaho Statesman, 5 Feb. 2026 Lakanwal, 29, spoke Pashto during the hearing and used an interpreter to communicate. Justin Goldman, NBC news, 4 Feb. 2026 Gebelin said that the government lacked interest in Puig’s answers during the interview, and that the interpreter struggled in her role, given Puig’s Spanish language dialect differed from her own. Sam Blum, New York Times, 4 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for interpreter
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Noun
  • Pat Cooligan owns multiple Renzo Gracie academies, which are named after his mentor and master instructor, one of the many Brazilian Jiu Jitsu practitioners in the legendary Gracie family.
    Steve Gorches, The Orlando Sentinel, 13 Feb. 2026
  • Unifying this data into a cohesive infrastructure may ultimately translate into better clinical conversations, where patients can arrive informed, and practitioners can gain context in advance.
    Wyles Daniel, USA Today, 7 Feb. 2026
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  • This is an unusual position for an exponent of the public sphere and communicative rationality to take.
    Sean Williams, Harpers Magazine, 27 Jan. 2026
  • The development of her own particular free indirect discourse form of writing culminated in her position as an early exponent of the Modernist short story.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 17 Dec. 2025

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“Interpreter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/interpreter. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.

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