What is the Latin word for musician?

The usual Latin words for “musician” are symphōniacus, fidicen, tībīcen; also cornicen. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

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“musician” in Latin

symphōniacusconcert fidicena lutist, lyrist, harpist; a lyric poet, a lyricist tībīcenpiper, flautist; a kind of pillar, support, or prop of a building cornicenbugler, hornblower, trumpeter, or corneter

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

musician

symphoniacus (general term, one of the orchestra): fidicen (on stringed instruments): tibicen (on the flute or clarionet): cornicen (on the horn).

Quick answer

What is the Latin word for musician?: The usual Latin words for “musician” are symphōniacus, fidicen, tībīcen; also cornicen. 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.