faitour

[ fey-ter ]

noun

, Archaic.

1. impostor; fake.

faitour

/ ˈfeɪtə /

noun

1. obsolete.
   an impostor

Word History and Origins

Origin of faitour¹

1300–50; Middle English < Anglo-French: impostor, Old French faitor perpetrator, literally, doer, maker < Latin factor. See factor

Word History and Origins

Origin of faitour¹

C14: from Anglo-French: cheat, from Old French faitor , from Latin: factor