via-tores

vi·a·tor

[vahy-ey-tawr, -ter]
noun, plural vi·a·to·res [vahy-uh-tawr-eez, -tohr-] .
a wayfarer; traveler.

Origin:
1495–1505; < Latin viātor equivalent to viā(re) to travel (derivative of via way) + -tor -tor

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viator (vaɪˈeɪtɔː) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n , pl viatores
rare a traveller
 
[C16: from Latin, from viāre to travel]

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