English → Latin
“purchaser” in Latin
ēmptorbuyer, purchaseremōto buy, purchase; to acquire, procuremancepspurchaser, renter; contractor, agent; surety, bondsmanequushorse; steed, chargervēndōto sell, vend
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
purchaser
emtor, emens (general term): manceps (one who thus acquires property in a thing). The purchaser of a thing, emens aliquid, qui emit aliquid (one who buys): emturus aliquid or qui aliquid emere vult (that desires to purchase; e.g., equum): to find a purchaser, vendi (to be sold). Not to find a purchaser, *repudiari: good wares find purchasers enough, proba merx facile emtorem reperit.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for purchaser?
- The usual Latin words for “purchaser” are ēmptor, emō, manceps; also equus, vēndō. 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.