The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
n. One who translates orally from one language into another.
n. One who gives or expounds an interpretation: "An actor is an interpreter of other men's words, often a soul which wishes to reveal itself to the world” ( Alec Guinness).
n. Computer Science A program that translates an instruction into a machine language and executes it before proceeding to the next instruction.
n. One who listens to a speaker in one language and relates that utterance to the audience in a different language. Contrasted with translator.
n. One who explains something, such as an art exhibit.
n. A program which executes another program written in a programming language other than machine code.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
n. One who or that which interprets, explains, or expounds; a translator; especially, a person who translates orally between two parties.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
n. One who or that which interprets; one who explains or expounds; an expositor; a translator; especially, one who explains what is said in a different language.
WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
n. (computer science) a program that translates and executes source language statements one line at a time
n. someone who mediates between speakers of different languages
n. an advocate who represents someone else's policy or purpose
n. someone who uses art to represent something
Word Usage
"One critic, Stanley Fish, has said that his goal as an interpreter is not to find ‘the truth,’ but to be as interesting as possible."