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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; ME translatour (< MF) < LL translātor (L: one who transfers a thing); see translate, -tor
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trans·la·tor   (trāns'lā'tər, trānz'-, trāns-lā'tər, trānz-)   
n.  
  1. One that translates, especially:

    1. One employed to render written works into another language.

    2. A computer program or application that renders one language or data format into another.

  2. An interpreter.

trans'la·to'ri·al (-lə-tôr'ē-əl, -tōr'-) adj.
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