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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

translator

/ˈtɹænzleɪtɚ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.67 in modern English

Syllables
trans-la-tor
IPA
/ˈtɹænzleɪtɚ/
10
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A person or thing that translates meaning from one language into another, particularly

noun

A person or thing that translates meaning from one language into another, particularly

noun

A person or thing that translates meaning from one language into another, particularly

noun

A person or thing that translates meaning from one language into another, particularly

noun

A person or thing that translates meaning from one language into another, particularly

American usage

noun

A person or thing that translates meaning from one language into another, particularly

noun

Synonym of carrier, a person who transports something, now particularly (Roman Catholicism, rare) holy relics.

Obsolete

noun

Synonym of repairer, particularly of leather or cloth goods.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Directly from Latin trānslātor and French translator, and also from Middle English translatour, from Old French translatour, translateur, etc., from Latin trānslātor, from trānslātus (“carried across”) + -or (“-er: forming agent nouns”), from trānsferō (“carry across”), from trans (“across”) + ferō (“bear, carry”), q.v. Equivalent to translate + -or.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈtɹænzleɪtɚ/
  • British English: /ˈtɹanzleɪtə/

Usage

Inflected Forms

translators (plural) tr. (alternative) trans. (alternative) transl. (alternative) translater (alternative) translatour (alternative) translatoure (alternative) traunslatour (alternative) translacttor (alternative) translature (alternative) translatar (alternative) translatare (alternative)

Derived Forms

cotranslator fanslator Fortran piezotranslator pretranslator scanlator translatorese translatorial translatorship translatress

Phrases

machine translator

Frequently Paired Words

transfer translate translation translatory

Synonyms

interpreter carrier repairer particularly of leather or cloth goods repeater dubash translating program transcriber

Rhymes With

later greater creator traitor dictator waiter cater crater curator slater skater equator

Questions

How do you pronounce translator?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈtɹænzleɪtɚ/.
What does translator mean?
A person or thing that translates meaning from one language into another, particularly
Where does translator come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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