English → Latin
“receiver” in Latin
accipiōto receive, accept, take; to receive, accept, or take in something so as to alter one’s mental or physical state; to heareceptōto recoverexcĭpŭlavessels for receiving liquidstribuōto grant, bestow, assign, attribute; to yield, give up, concede, allow; to divide, share, distributeteneōto hold, have; to grasp; to possess, occupy, control; to watch, guard, maintain, defend; to retain, keepportitorbearer, carrier, conveyer; ferryman, boatman, sailor, mariner; carter, wagoner
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
receiver
Owe who receives, qui recipit, etc.; accipiens (opposed to dans, tribuens): receptator (especially of thieves, etc.): the receiver is as bad as the thief, non tantum qui rapuit, verum is quoque qui recepit, tenetur; quia receptatores non minus delinquunt quam aggressores (Marcian., Dig., 47, 16, 1): a receiver of customs, etc., exactor portorii: portitor: qui vectigalia or portoria exigit.
Vessel into which spirits are emitted from the still, excipula or excipulum (Plin.); vas exceptorium (Ulp., Jurisconsulti).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for receiver?
- The usual Latin words for “receiver” are accipiō, receptō, excĭpŭla; also tribuō, teneō, portitor. 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.