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noun
1.
A person who translates written messages from one language to another.  Synonym: translator.
2.
Someone who rewrites in a different script.
3.
Someone who represents the sounds of speech in phonetic notation.
4.
Someone who makes a written version of spoken material.
5.
A musician who adapts a composition for particular voices or instruments or for another style of performance.  Synonyms: adapter, arranger.





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