interpreters

Definition of interpretersnext
plural of interpreter
as in practitioners
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 interpreters As Americans more readily embrace world cinema and non-English languages, The Envelope spoke with six interpreters about the complexities of a role that has become increasingly visible and valuable — and, for a change, turned the spotlight on their underappreciated work. Tim Grierson, Los Angeles Times, 11 May 2026 Inhabiting history 🗣️ For reenactors and interpreters, bringing historic figures to life is more than dressing in period costumes and weekend cosplay. Phaedra Trethan, USA Today, 8 May 2026 Ruby’s main interpreters were too heavy for limited-resource software environments, such as Internet of Things devices. Encyclopedia Britannica, 8 May 2026 Officials said the system can also pick up on nuance in conversations, something that can be harder to achieve with volunteer interpreters. Madeleine Wright, CBS News, 5 May 2026 Many LanguageLine interpreters said their jobs were intense to begin with. Huo Jingnan, NPR, 3 May 2026 But his proudest legacy may be breeding cultural interpreters who won’t let the world fall into the Thucydides Trap, the unjustified fear of a rising power. Shawn Tully, Fortune, 2 May 2026 Baldwin also said district custodians are understaffed, supplied with broken or old equipment, have been denied language interpreters during meetings and are in general talked down to by administrative staff. Addison Wright, Chicago Tribune, 8 Apr. 2026 Word has it that as the team was passing through border security--on the way back to Iran--each woman was taken aside to speak to Australian officials and interpreters without minders listening in. Arkansas Online, 12 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for interpreters
Noun
  • While kintsugi has gained national visibility, particularly on the coasts, practitioners in the Midwest remain rare.
    Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 14 May 2026
  • Lepoutre said Chapiron’s project is inspired by real cases in France involving young women who set themselves up as informal practitioners, offering discounted Botox and injections with dubious products.
    Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 13 May 2026
Noun
  • This movement, known as critical legal studies, was associated with the political left, and its exponents, known as crits, loved to disparage liberal theorists’ devotion to the Constitution as naïve and counterproductive.
    Kelefa Sanneh, New Yorker, 4 May 2026
  • Of course, Huang wasn’t talking to just anyone, but one of the chief exponents of the wealth tax, nationwide and in California.
    Jacqueline Munis, Fortune, 23 Apr. 2026

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“Interpreters.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/interpreters. Accessed 21 May. 2026.

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