English → Latin
“sculptor” in Latin
The English word sculptor itself goes back to Latin exsculpō, through sculptor.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
sculptor
sculptor (in raised or half-raised work; ☞ not scalptor): fictor (general term, one who forms or fashions): statuarum artifex, qui signa fabricatur (a statuary).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for sculptor?
- The usual Latin words for “sculptor” are sculptor, fictor. 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.