English → Latin
“carper” in Latin
reprehēnsorblamer, censurer, reprehendervituperōto censure; to scold, tell off, blame; to disparage, find fault withobiūrgōto chide, scold, rebuke, reprimand; to chastise, punish; to dissuade or deter one from any thing, by means of reproofcastīgōto castigate, chastise, reprove; to punish; to rebuke, reprimandirrīsormocker, derider, scofferirrīdeōto laugh at, mock, make fun of, ridicule; joke, jeer; to make a laughing stock or a fool ofcavillorto jeer, mock, satirize; to gainsay, quibble, or engage in sophistrydērīsormocker, scofferdērīdeōto laugh at, mock, make fun of, deride
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
carper
reprehensor; vituperator; objurgator; castigator (in single instances): homo minima re ad reprehendendum contentus (the habitual carper): irrisor; irridens (one who makes himsetf merry with carping at persons and things): cavillator (one who avails himself of the merest quibbles in carping): derisor; deridens (who carps insultingly): irrisor petulans (who carps pertly).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for carper?
- The usual Latin words for “carper” are reprehēnsor, vituperō, obiūrgō; also castīgō, irrīsor, irrīdeō. 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.