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One who translates; esp., one who renders into another language; one who expresses the sense of words in one language by equivalent words in another.

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Narrower term 3

Dragoman 76% connected

An interpreter; -- so called in the Levant and other parts of the East.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Symbolist 76% connected

One who employs symbols.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Symbolizer 76% connected

One who symbolizes.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Broader term 9

Go-between 76% connected

An intermediate agent; a broker; a procurer; -- usually in a disparaging sense.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet identifies the related term as a broader lexical category for at least one sense.

Intercessor 76% connected

One who goes between, or intercedes; a mediator. (a) One who interposes between parties at variance, with a view to reconcile them. (b) One who plead…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Intermediary 76% connected

Lying, coming, or done, between; intermediate; as, an intermediary project.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Linguist 76% connected

A master of the use of language; a talker.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Mediator 76% connected

One who mediates; especially, one who interposes between parties at variance for the purpose of reconciling them; hence, an intercessor.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Polyglot 76% connected

Containing, or made up, of, several languages; as, a polyglot lexicon, Bible.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Program 76% connected

Same as Programme.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Programme 76% connected

That which is written or printed as a public notice or advertisement; a scheme; a prospectus; especially, a brief outline or explanation of the order…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Render 74% connected

One who rends.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Render 74% connected

One who rends.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Interpreter 92% connected

One who or that which interprets, explains, or expounds; a translator; especially, a person who translates orally between two parties.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Transcriber 92% connected

One who transcribes, or writes from a copy; a copier; a copyist.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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