English → Latin
“player” in Latin
canōto sing, recite, play; to sound, play, blow (a trumpet), especially a military call; to foretell, predict, prophesyfidicena lutist, lyrist, harpist; a lyric poet, a lyricistcitharistacithara playercitharoedussinger who accompanies himself on the citharalyristēslute-player, lyristcornicenbugler, hornblower, trumpeter, or cornetertībīcenpiper, flautist; a kind of pillar, support, or prop of a buildingtubicena trumpeter, especially in an army at war but also at sacrifices or funeralshistriōAn actor, player.lūdiusperformer (on stage); gladiator (performer in the games)
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
player
On a musical instrument, canens; fidicen (on a stringed instrument): citharista, citharoedus (on the cithara; the latter only when the player accompanies himself): lyristes (an the lyra): cornicen (on the horn): tibicen (on the flute): tubicen (on the trumpet): to be a good player (on a stringed instrument), fidibus scite canere.
On the stage, artifex scenicus (general term): histrio (general term): actor scenicus (the actor who accompanied with gestures the canticum or monologue recited by the comoedus or tragoedus): ludius or ludio (an actor who joined in the dancing: ☞ comoedus denotes the reciter of the monologue in comedy; tragoedus the same in tragedy). Vid :, also, ACTOR.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for player?
- The usual Latin words for “player” are canō, fidicen, citharista; also citharoedus, lyristēs, 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.