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faitour

American  
[fey-ter] / ˈfeɪ tər /

noun

Archaic.

  1. impostor; fake.

faitour British  
/ ˈfeɪtə /

noun

  1. obsolete an impostor

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Etymology

Origin of faitour

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

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And yonder stands the faitour, rejoicing at the mischief he has done, and triumphing in your overthrow, like the king in the romance, who played upon the fiddle whilst a city was burning.

From The Fair Maid of Perth Or, St. Valentine's Day by Scott, Walter, Sir

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