n. One who or that which translates.n. Specifically— One who renders something spoken or written in one language into another: as, he held the office of public translator.n. A cobbler of a low class, who manufactures boots and shoes from the material of old ones, selling them at a low price to second-hand dealers.n. plural Second-hand boots mended and sold at a low price.n. In telegraphy, a sensitive receiving-instrument used for retransmitting a message, or for translation: commonly called a relay.n. Any instrument for converting one form of energy into another: thus, the magneto-electric engine which transforms the power of a steam-engine into electricity is a translator.