What is the Latin word for huntsman?

The usual Latin words for “huntsman” are subsessor, saltuārius. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

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“huntsman” in Latin

subsessora waylayer saltuāriusbailiff or steward of a forest or estate, forester, ranger

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

huntsman

Hunter, Vid:

The servant who manages the chase, subsessor (asfar as he lies on the watch for game): quem venatus alit (as living by hunting as a profession): saltuarius (general term for forester): *qui rei venatoriae praeest, or *qui alicui est a re venatoria or a venationibus.

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What is the Latin word for huntsman?: The usual Latin words for “huntsman” are subsessor, saltuārius. 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.