English → Latin
“accountant” in Latin
tabulāriusregistrar, archivist; accountant, bookkeepercalculātorcalculator, bookkeeper, accountant; computer, one versed in/teacher of arithmetic
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
accountant
tabularius, calculator, rationarius (all terms of the Roman empire): actor summarum (cashier, steward, book-keeper; who had to collect his master’s rents, etc., time of empire).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for accountant?
- The usual Latin words for “accountant” are tabulārius, calculātor. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.