noun
latimer
LA-tih-muh
noun
1
(archaic) An interpreter, especially one who translated into or from Latin.
"The medieval court kept a latimer to translate foreign correspondence."
How to Use Latimer
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishAn old word for a translator or interpreter, now rarely used outside historical writing.
When to use it
Archaic; you'll mostly meet it in older texts or as a surname today.
Word Forms
latimers plural
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Etymology
From Old French latimier ("interpreter"), ultimately from Latin lingua Latina ("the Latin language").