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“exorcist” in Latin

The English word exorcist itself goes back to Latin exorcista.

Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864

exorcist
exorcista (ecclesiastical Tert.): theurgus (Augustin): *daemonum expulsor, or qui daemonas adjuratione divini nominis expellit ac fugat.

Quick answer

What is the Latin word for exorcist?
The usual Latin words for “exorcist” are exorcista, thĕurgus. 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.