English → Latin
“exterminator” in Latin
ēversorsubverter, destroyerexstīnctorannihilator, destroyerperdōto destroy, ruin, wreck; to waste, squander; to have no more, to be deprived ofcīvitāscitizenship and its rights; often referring to Roman citizenship.; the state, body politic, citizens of a territory (colpatriafatherland, native land; homeconiūrātiōa swearing together; a conspiracy, plot; confederacy, band of conspirators
The English word exterminator itself goes back to Latin terminō, through exterminātor.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
exterminator
eversor (overthrower, civitatis, hujus imperii, Cic.): exstinctor (e.g., patriae, conjurationis, Cic.): perditor (opposed to conservator reipublicae, Cic.).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for exterminator?
- The usual Latin words for “exterminator” are ēversor, exstīnctor, perdō; also cīvitās, patria, coniūrātiō. 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.