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Latiners

Latiners is the plural of Latiner.

Meaning of Latiner

Noun

Latiner (plural Latiners)

  1. (historical) Synonym of interpreter.
    • Latimer is the Corruption of Latiner, it ſignifies he that interprets Latine, and though he interpreted French, Spaniſh, or Italian, he was call'd the King's Latiner, that is, the King's Interpreter.1689, John Selden, Table-Talk, page 64
    Synonyms:
    interpreter
  2. (colloquial, obsolete) A person who speaks and reads Latin, particularly (historical) an early modern student or scholar.
    • "But is he not a very good preacher?"
      "Au aye, beloike he be a goodish preacher, but no Latiner, measter, no Latiner."1853, Xavier Donald MacLeod, The Bloodstone, page 56
    Synonyms:
    Latinophone

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Questions about Latiners

What is Latiners the plural of?
Latiners is the plural of Latiner.

Words near Latiners in the dictionary

  1. Latinas/os
  2. latinate
  3. Latindom
  4. Latine
  5. Latiner
  6. Latiners
  7. Latines
  8. Latinesque
  9. latinhood
  10. latinidad
  11. Latinisation

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