English → Latin
“depredator” in Latin
raptorA thief, robber, plunderer.; An abductor, kidnapper.praedorto acquire loot, such as through robbery or war; to pillage, plunder, despoil; to ravage, rob, takepīrātapiratevāstōto devastate, destroy, ravage, lay wastepopulorto lay waste, ravage or devastate, destroy or ruin; to plunder or pillageēversorsubverter, destroyer
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
depredator
Plunderer, raptor (the depredator who employs force in plundering others): praedo (who makes booty, either by sea or land): pirata (who seizes the possessions of others by open force at sea, the corsair): the depredators of the world (of the Romans), raptores orbis (Tac., Agr., 30, 5).
Depopulator, vastator: populator (a depredator or ravager): eversor (a depredator or destroyer). (The words are found in this connection and order.) populator eversorque.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for depredator?
- The usual Latin words for “depredator” are raptor, praedor, pīrāta; also vāstō, populor, ēversor. 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.