I. vīˈād.ə(r) noun
( -s )
Etymology: Latin, from viatus + -or
: traveler , wayfarer
II. vīˈād.ə(r), -ˈātə noun
( -s )
Etymology: viat ical (herein) + -or (I)
: a person with a catastrophic or life-threatening illness who has a life insurance policy and sells or intends to sell it in a viatical settlement ; broadly : one who owns and assigns a life insurance policy in a viatical settlement