English → Latin
“performer” in Latin
agōto act, to behave; to do; to make (something that does not continue to exist after the maker stops)perficiōto finish, complete; to perfect; to carry out, execute, performāctordoer, agent; actor (person who performs in a theatrical play or movie); prosecutor, plaintiff, advocate, oratorhistriōAn actor, player.lūdiusperformer (on stage); gladiator (performer in the games)scēnicusOf or pertaining to the stage, theatrical, dramatic, scenic.; Fictitious, pretended; melodramatic.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
performer
A doer, etc., qui facit, agit, perficit, etc.
A player, artifex scenicus (general term): actor (scenicus); histrio; ludio, ludius. SYN. in ACTOR.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for performer?
- The usual Latin words for “performer” are agō, perficiō, āctor; also histriō, lūdius, scēnicus. 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.