"faitour" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈfeɪtə/ Forms: faitours [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English faitour, from Anglo-Norman faitour (cognate with Old French faitor (“doer, maker”), from Latin factor, factōrem, from facere (“do, make”). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|faitour}} Middle English faitour, {{der|en|xno|faitour}} Anglo-Norman faitour, {{cog|fro|faitor||doer, maker}} Old French faitor (“doer, maker”), {{der|en|la|factor|factor, factōrem}} Latin factor, factōrem Head templates: {{en-noun}} faitour (plural faitours)
  1. (archaic) A charlatan or imposter, especially one pretending to be ill, or to tell fortunes. Tags: archaic Categories (topical): People Synonyms: faytor [14th–17th c.], fayter [15th–16th c.]

Noun [Old French]

Forms: faitour oblique singular or [canonical, masculine], faitours [oblique, plural], faitours [nominative, singular], faitour [nominative, plural]
Etymology: From Latin factor, from facere (“to do, to make”). Etymology templates: {{inh|fro|la|factor}} Latin factor Head templates: {{fro-noun|m}} faitour oblique singular, m (oblique plural faitours, nominative singular faitours, nominative plural faitour)
  1. a layabout (one who does nothing)
    Sense id: en-faitour-fro-noun-1v8WinZr Categories (other): Old French entries with incorrect language header

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