English → Latin
“maker” in Latin
fabricorto build, construct, fashion, forge, shapeopifexSomeone who does work (especially creative or constructive); worker, maker, framer, fabricator, workman, mechanic, artifauctorseller, vendor; author, originator; sponsor, advocate
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
maker
fabricator; opifex; auctor; or, by circumlocution, artifex mundi Deus (Maker of the world; Plin.): artifex omnium natura (Cic., Maker of all things).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for maker?
- The usual Latin words for “maker” are fabricor, opifex, auctor. 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.