Standard Lemma guide

viator

name · noun · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • General-American: /vaɪˈeɪt.əɹ/
  • General-American: /vaɪˈeɪ.tɔɹ/
  • Received-Pronunciation: /vʌɪˈeɪtə/
  • rhymes with -eɪtə(ɹ)
  • CMU ARPABET: V AY0 EY1 T ER0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

name

Meaning 1

A municipality in Andalusia, Spain.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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2

name

Meaning 2

A surname.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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3

noun

Meaning 3

A wayfarer, traveler.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: rare

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4

noun

Meaning 4

An apparitor, a summoner: a minor Roman official.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: historical, rare

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5

noun

Meaning 5

A person who is subject to a viatical insurance policy or a viatical settlement.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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History

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin viātor (“traveler”).