What is the Latin word for forger?

The usual Latin words for “forger” are părăchăractes, testāmentārĭus. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

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“forger” in Latin

părăchăractesa counterfeiter of coin testāmentārĭusbelonging to wills

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

forger

Counterfeiter, paracharactes (παραχαράκτης, Cod. Theod., 9, 21, 9): falsae monetae reus (as accused of the crime, ibid.). Τo be a forger of base money, monetam adulterinam exercere (Ulp.); numμos adulterinos percutere (after Suet., Ner., 25): A forger of anybody’s handwriting, qui chirographum alicujus imitatur (Cic.), or *alicujus chirographi imitator.

Forger of a will, testamentarius.

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What is the Latin word for forger?: The usual Latin words for “forger” are părăchăractes, testāmentārĭus. 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.