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Complete Definition of "terp"

English

Etymology
Mangling of English interpreter.

Noun
en-noun

  1. context|military|or|Deaf|slang An interpreter (translator).

Quotations
2003: "But for troops in the new Afghan army, there is a particular irritant: Afghan interpreters working with U.S. soldiers &mdash; called terps by troops in the field &mdash; can earn more than an Afghan army officer." - Paul Watson, "Losing Its Few Good Men," in the November 27, 2003 <cite>Los Angeles Times</cite>.

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