What is the Latin word for fuller?

The usual Latin words for “fuller” are fullō, trādō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

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“fuller” in Latin

fullōfuller (person who fulls cloth)trādōto hand over, give up, deliver, transmit, surrender; impart; entrust, confide; to leave behind, bequeath; to give up or

The English word fuller itself goes back to Latin fullō.

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

fuller

fullo: coactor linarius (Inscript. Grut., 648, 3). A fuller’s shop, fullonica: a fuller’s business or trade, fullonica: to carry on the business or trade of a fuller, fullonicam facere; vestimenta curare polireque (Ulp.).

Quick answer

What is the Latin word for fuller?: The usual Latin words for “fuller” are fullō, trādō. 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.