English → Latin
“speculator” in Latin
quaestuōsusgainful, profitable, advantageous, lucrative, productivefaenerātorusurer, moneylender / money-lender / money lenderdardanāriusA speculator in wheat; A forestaller
The English word speculator itself goes back to Latin specula, through speculātor.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
speculator
quaestuosus: qui quaestui servit. A speculator in corn or provisions, fenerator or tocullio ex annonae caritate lucrans (Suet., Ner., 45). A speculator in corn, dardanarius (Ulp., etc.).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for speculator?
- The usual Latin words for “speculator” are quaestuōsus, faenerātor, dardanārius. 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.