English → Latin
“reader” in Latin
lēctorreaderrecitōto read aloud, recite; to appoint, name (in writing)anāgnōstēsreader (especially a slave trained to read aloud)praelectorone who reads an author to others and adds explanationslegōto collect, gather, bring together, catch; to choose, select; to appoint
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
reader
lector (general term): recitator (one who reads over or recites): anagnostes (one who reads to persons at table): praelector (one who reads and explains the works of an author. In the Silver Age lector was used in this sense; for which, in the Golden Age the Greek technical term anagnostes appears to have been employed; Vid: Nep., Att., 13 and 14). Also by circumlocution with legere; e.g., a reader of the writings of Archimedes, qui Archimedis libros legit: I believed that it would not be unacceptable to my readers, *judicavi non ingratum fore iis qui haec legant.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for reader?
- The usual Latin words for “reader” are lēctor, recitō, anāgnōstēs; also praelector, legō. 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.