English → Latin
“whoremonger” in Latin
scortorto seek harlots and other prostitutes, spend time with them; to partake in licentious behavior, debaucherygāneacommon eating-house (especially one used by prostitutes etc), greasy spoonstuprōto defile; to rape
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
whoremonger
scortator (Hor., Sat.); ganeo (Cic.); stuprator (Quint.); homo libidinosus (Cic.).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for whoremonger?
- The usual Latin words for “whoremonger” are scortor, gānea, stuprō. 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.