What is the Latin word for appellant?

The usual Latin words for “appellant” are appellō, prōvocō, lacessō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

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“appellant” in Latin

appellōto drive or move to; to land or put ashore prōvocōto call forth, summon; to challenge; to provoke lacessōto excite, provoke, challenge, exasperate, harass or irritate; to attack or assail

Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864

appellant

appellator (Cic., Orationes in Verrem, 4, 65, 146): qui appellat, provocat

To a battle: qui provocat; qui aliquem ad pugnam, ad certamen provocat; qui aliquem ad pugnam evocat, lacessit, ad certamen elicit.

Quick answer

What is the Latin word for appellant?: The usual Latin words for “appellant” are appellō, prōvocō, lacessō. 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.