English Explanatory Dictionary

faitour

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A charlatan or imposter, especially one pretending to be ill, or to tell fortunes.

Pronunciation

/ˈfeɪtə/

Word forms

faitour faitours faitor faytor fayter

Etymology

From Middle English faitour, from Anglo-Norman faitour (cognate with Old French faitor (“doer, maker”), from Latin factor, factōrem, from facere (“do, make”).

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