English → Latin
“informer” in Latin
indexA pointer, indicator.; The index finger, forefinger.; An index, list, catalogue, table, summary, digest.accūsōto blame, reproach, make a complaint against, find fault with; to indict, accuse, arraign, chargedēlātoraccuser, informer, informant, denouncercalumniorto depreciate, misrepresent, cavil at, calumniate, blame unjustly, blackmail; to contrive tricks, intrigue; to accuse fa
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
informer
index (general term; also before a court of justice): accusator (general term for accuser before a court of justice): delator (an informer, especially a secret informer; such as were common under the emperors): calumniator (a slanderous informer). By means of informers, per indicium: to be a common informer, delationes factitare, or accusationes exercere (to follow the profession of an informer, Tac., Hist., 2, 10, 2, and 5).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for informer?
- The usual Latin words for “informer” are index, accūsō, dēlātor; also calumnior. 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.