English → Latin
“barber” in Latin
tōnsorbarber, a person who cuts hair professionally, particularly for men.; gardener, a person who prunes and trims plants prorādōto scrape, shave, scratch; to rub, smooth; to touch (upon), brush along, grazenovāculaa sharp knife (which was used for shaving); dagger, razorforfexpair of shears or scissorstonstrīnumthe actPetrōniusof or pertaining to the gens Petronia
The English word barber itself goes back to Latin barba.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
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tonsor: to officiate as barber, radere or abradere barbam alicujus (with a razor, novacula): tondere alicujus barbam (with a pair of scissors, forfex): sometimes to use scissors, sometimes a razor, modo tondere, modo radere barbam (Suet., Oct., 79): the art or business of a barber, tonstrinum (Petronius, 46, 7, and 64, 4): to teach the business of a barber, aliquem tonstrinum docere; aliquem tondere docere: a barber’s knife or razor, culter tonsorius or novacula: a barber’s instruments, ferramenta tonsoria (Martialis, 14, 36): a barber’s shop, tonstrina; tabema tonsoris: a femals barber, tonstrix: of or belonging to a barber, tonsorius.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for barber?
- The usual Latin words for “barber” are tōnsor, rādō, novācula; also forfex, tonstrīnum, Petrōnius. 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.