trans·la·tor

[trans-ley-ter, tranz-, trans-ley-ter, tranz-]
noun
1.
Also, translater. a person who translates.
2.
Television. a relay station that receives programming on one frequency and rebroadcasts it at another frequency for improved local reception.

Origin:
1350–1400; Middle English translatour (< Middle French) < Late Latin translātor (Latin: one who transfers a thing); see translate, -tor

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translator (trænsˈleɪtə, trænz-) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n
1.  a person or machine that translates speech or writing
2.  radio a relay transmitter that retransmits a signal on a carrier frequency different from that on which it was received
3.  computing a computer program that converts a program from one language to another
 
translatorial
 
adj

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Translator is always a great word to know.
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an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance.
Example sentences
Ultimately, the pleasure of the reader should trump even the brilliance of the
  translator.
But without fluency in both languages, it is impossible to tell whether the
  fault lies with the novelist or the translator.
Travel light-and right-with these compact tools, from a pocket translator to a
  svelte headlamp.
In my opinion, she should have been included in the list instead of one of the
  two comet-spotters or the translator.
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