English → Latin
“bearer” in Latin
gerulusa bearer, carrier; one who does something, a doerbaiulusa carrier: a porternūntiusa messenger, reporter, courier; an envoy, message, report; a command, order, injunctiontabellāriustablets, letterslectīcāriusA litter-bearer, typically an attractive slave well-dressed in red and particularly the public porters employed to carryvespillōan undertaker who buries paupers; a ghoul, graverobbersandăpĭlārĭusone that carries aportōto carry, bear; to convey, bring; to wearlectīculaA small litter, especially (historical) a small lectica; synonym of feretrum, a funereal litter
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
bearer
one who bears, gerulus (in a general sense, post-Augustan): bajulus (a porter, or carrier): the bearer of anything, portans or gestans aliquid; gestator alicujus rei (post- Augustan, Plin., Ep., 9, 33, 8).
Of news, nuncius.
of letters, tabellarius.
of a corpse, lecticarius (bearer of a lectica or lecticula, which served as a bier for the rich): vespillo: sandapilarius (bearer of a sandapila, the bier of the poor. All three late, but probably only from accident).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for bearer?
- The usual Latin words for “bearer” are gerulus, baiulus, nūntius; also tabellārius, lectīcārius, vespillō. 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.