English → Latin
“assassin” in Latin
sīcāriusassassin, contract killer, murdererinterfectorkiller, murderer, slayer; destroyerīnsidiorto lie in wait, lurk; ambush; to plot
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
assassin
sicarius (one who makes murder a trade, of which the sica is his tool): percussor alicujus: auctor necis (one who actually struck the death-blow): interfector (general term occisor only in Plaut.; peremtor, interemtor, late). To hire an assassin, conducere aliquem ad caedem faciendam: to hire an assassin to kill anybody, percussorem emere in aliquem: percussorem alicui subrnare. Sometimes insidiator (one who kills by treacheury).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for assassin?
- The usual Latin words for “assassin” are sīcārius, interfector, īnsidior. 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.