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noun
A practitioner of hermeneutics, someone who interprets a text, especially a holy text.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: human-sciences, lifestyle, philosophy, religion, sciences, theology
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noun
An interpreter of culture, experience, etc.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: broadly
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History
From Ancient Greek ἑρμηνευτής (hermēneutḗs, “interpreter”).
Across languages
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