facer

American  

[fey-ser] / ˈfeɪ sər /

noun

• facers
  plural

1. a person or thing that faces.

2. Informal. a blow in the face.

3. British Informal. an unexpected major difficulty, dilemma, or defeat.

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facer British  

/ ˈfeɪsə /

noun

1. a person or thing that faces

2. a lathe tool used to turn a face perpendicular to the axis of rotation

3. informal a difficulty or problem

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• facers
  plural

Etymology

Origin of facer

First recorded in 1505–15; face + -er ¹

Example Sentences

See Examples For:

facer facers

A dinner party of ten with ladies was rather a facer for Mr. Henry Harper, in spite of the fact that his social laurels were clustering thicker upon him.

From The Sailor by J. C. Snaith

Before he could recover this little facer, she said, quietly, "What is your name?"

From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 18, No. 107, September, 1866 by Various

It’s a facer, but nothing need come of it.”

From The Red Derelict by Bertram Mitford

If you want to make up for givin' me this bit of—of a facer, as I say, I'll tell you what you can do.

From Second String by Anthony Hope

This was a facer for Tom, but all he asked was how much money there was.

From Wild Justice: Stories of the South Seas by Lloyd Osbourne

“I am not going to cry ‘I take a licking!’ because Fortune has caught me a couple of facers without a return.

From For Fortune and Glory A Story of the Soudan War by Walter Paget

Howsomnever, they didn’t come to facers, only passed a little jaw fore and aft.”

From The Pioneers by James Fenimore Cooper

The Macgillicuddies support the Seceding interest, and deliver facers in the teeth of all establishments whatsoever.

From Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 60, No. 370, August 1846 by Various

It is claimed that these facers constitute the best possible protection against fire.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 3 "Gordon, Lord George" to "Grasses" by Various