English → Latin
“deceiver” in Latin
fraudōto cheat, defraud, swindle; to deprive of; to embezzle a thing from a person, purloin, stealīnstruōto build in or into, insert; erect, construct; to arrange, organise or organize, plan; devise; to prepare (for), provideveterātororator, one wedded to routine; old fox, slyboots, trickster, crafty fellow
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
deceiver
fraudator: homo ad fallendum paratus or instructus: homo ad fraudem acutus: veterator (a deceiver who has grown old in the service). ☞ Deceptor only Sen., Thyest., 40.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for deceiver?
- The usual Latin words for “deceiver” are fraudō, īnstruō, veterātor. 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.