interpres

Meaning

1. (declension-3, feminine, masculine) An agent between two parties; broker, mediator, negotiator, factor, messenger
2. (declension-3, feminine, masculine) A translator, interpreter, expounder, expositor, explainer; dragoman

Concepts

interpreter

translator

dragoman

Synonyms

translator

Translations

Dolmetscher

interprète

tercüman

interprete

μεταφραστής

traductor

intèrpret

intérprete

Übersetzer

traduttore

traducteur

διερμηνέας

مترجم

Pronounced as (IPA)

[ɪnˈtɛr.prɛs]

Etymology

From inter (“between”) + a derivation from Proto-Indo-European *per- (“to sell, traffic in”), extended sense from *per- (“forward”), with proposed developments *enter-poro- (“going between”) ⇒ *enter-pore-t- (“who goes between”) (t-stem derivation) and *enterpŏress (with addition of the nominative singular case ending -s and assimilation of the -et to the ending) > *enterpress (with syncope) > interpres.