English → Latin
“calumniator” in Latin
calumniorto depreciate, misrepresent, cavil at, calumniate, blame unjustly, blackmail; to contrive tricks, intrigue; to accuse faobtrectōto disparage, underrate, decry; to thwartcalumniātorpettifogger; chicaner
The English word calumniator itself goes back to Latin calumnia, through calumniātor.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
calumniator s.
calumniator: obtrectator: a female calumniator, calumniatrix (Ulp., Dig., 37, 9, 1, and 14, 16).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for calumniator?
- The usual Latin words for “calumniator” are calumnior, obtrectō, calumniātor. 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.