English → Latin
“copier, copyist” in Latin
trānscrībōto transfer in writing, copy off, transcribe; to alter, forge, falsify; to assign, convey, transferlibrāriusof or pertaining to bookslibrārioluscopyist, transcriber; scribe, secretarycompīlōto snatch together and carry off; plunder, pillage, rob, steal
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
copier, copyist
transcribens, librarius (Vid: Schütz, Lex. Cic., s. v.): librariolus (diminutive).
Compiler, Vid.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for copier, copyist?
- The usual Latin words for “copier, copyist” are trānscrībō, librārius, librāriolus; also compīlō. 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.