"facer" meaning in English

See facer in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈfeɪsə/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈfeɪsəɹ/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-facer.wav [Southern-England] Forms: facers [plural]
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Head templates: {{en-noun}} facer (plural facers)
  1. (slang, obsolete) A blow in the face, as in boxing. Tags: obsolete, slang
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  2. (slang, by extension) An unexpected and stunning blow or defeat. Tags: broadly, slang Synonyms: slap in the face
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  3. (slang) A serving of alcoholic drink; a dram. Tags: slang
    Sense id: en-facer-en-noun-lOGkfOsp
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /ˈfeɪsə/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈfeɪsəɹ/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-facer.wav [Southern-England] Forms: facers [plural]
Rhymes: -eɪsə(ɹ) Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁k- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *dʰh₁kyéti Proto-Italic *θakjō Proto-Italic *fakjō Late Latin faciō Proto-Italic *-jēs Late Latin -iēs Late Latin faciēs Late Latin facia Old French facebor. Middle English face English face Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzijos Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English facer From face (verb) + -er. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|face<pos:verb>|-er<id:agent noun>|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁k- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *dʰh₁kyéti Proto-Italic *θakjō Proto-Italic *fakjō Late Latin faciō Proto-Italic *-jēs Late Latin -iēs Late Latin faciēs Late Latin facia Old French facebor. Middle English face English face Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzijos Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. 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Head templates: {{en-noun}} facer (plural facers)
  1. (obsolete) One who faces; one who puts on a false show; a bold-faced person. Tags: obsolete
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The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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        "(slang) A serving of alcoholic drink; a dram."
      ],
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      "ipa": "/ˈfeɪsə/",
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      "ipa": "/ˈfeɪsəɹ/",
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    }
  ],
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}

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