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“juggler” in Latin
praestigĭātora jugglercirculōto make circular, round, curvedplānuslevel, flat, even; intelligible, clearPaulusA cognomen of the Aemilius clan.; Paul (biblical figure).pilāriusa juggler.ventilōto toss, swing, brandish in the air; to expose to a draught; to winnow, fan
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
juggler
praestigiator (general term, a juggler, so far as he deceives people; Vid: Ruhnken, Sen. Ep., 45, 7): circulator or planus (an itinerant juggler, who earns a livelihood by all kinds of sleight of band, juggling, etc. Respecting circulator, Vid: Ruhnken, Sen., Benef., 6, 11, 2; respecting planus, Vid: Eichstaedt ap. Schmid, Hor., Ep., 1, 17, 59. Circulator is frequently used as a charmer of serpents; Vid: Cels., 5, 27, No. 3; Paullus, Dig., 47, 11, 11). Particular kinds of jugglers among the ancients were pilarius (one that practised with cups and with balls, Quint., 10, 7, 11): ventilator (a conjuror; one who caused pebbles, dice, etc., to disappear from before the eyes of the spectators, or passed them from one hand into the other without being seen; Gr. ψηφοπαίκτης or ψηφοκλέπτης, Quint., l. c.).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for juggler?
- The usual Latin words for “juggler” are praestigĭātor, circulō, plānus; also Paulus, pilārius, ventilō. 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.