Transliterator

noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

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Noun
  1. 1
    One who transliterates.

    "The transliterator’s first dilemma, then, is “Hanukkah” vs. “Chanuka,” or convenience for the reader vs. faithfulness to the original."

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"The transliterator’s first dilemma, then, is “Hanukkah” vs. “Chanuka,” or convenience for the reader vs. faithfulness to the original."

Etymology

From transliterate + -or.

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