English → Latin
“land surveyor” in Latin
mēnsormeasurer; architect; engineerdecempedātorland-surveyor (who used a ten-foot measuring-pole)fīniōto finish, terminate; to set, appoint; to limit, boundmētorto measure, mete or mark outgeōmetrēsgeometer, geometricianagrimēnsora land surveyor (a professional who measures land, delineates property boundaries, etc.)mētacone, pyramid; turning point, winning post (pillar at each end of the Circus route); boundary limit
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
land surveyor
mensor (general term for measurer): decempedator (one who measures a piece of land with the decempeda, Cic.): finitor (one who determines the boundaries in dividing property, etc.): metator (one who surveys and sets down landmarks, metae; especially of one who marks out the site of a camp or city): geometres (land surveyor, who measures lands, woods, etc., to determine the square superficies): agrimensor (the agrimensores were a college of scientific land surveyors, established under the emperors).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for land surveyor?
- The usual Latin words for “land surveyor” are mēnsor, decempedātor, fīniō; also mētor, geōmetrēs, agrimēnsor. 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.