English → Latin
“rider” in Latin
equeshorseman, cavalryman, rider; knight; equite, eques, equestrian (class)sessorinhabitant, resident; sitter, as at a theatre; rider, as upon a horserēctorguide, leader; driver (of a horse, an elephant, a wagon, etc.); director, ruler, master, governoradiūnctiōjoining, union, conjunction; addition; limitation, qualification (additional)
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
rider
|M horseman, eques (as distinguished from a pedestrian; also of a horse-soldier): sessor (one who is on horseback): rector (one who guides a horse): to be a good rider, equo habilem esse (to sit a horse well): optime equis uti (to manage a horse well): equitandi peritissimum esse (to be skilful in horsemanship). A horse without a rider, equus sine rectore: to have lost its rider (of a horse), rectorem amisisse.
A clause added, adjunctio.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for rider?
- The usual Latin words for “rider” are eques, sessor, rēctor; also adiūnctiō. 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.