"faitour" meaning in English

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          "english": "Alas, said King Lot, I am ashamed, for by my default there is many a worshipful man slain, for an we had been together there had been none host under the heaven that had been able for to have matched with us; this faiter with his prophecy hath mocked me.",
          "ref": "1485, Sir Thomas Malory, chapter X, in Le Morte Darthur, book II (in Middle English):",
          "text": "Allas sayd kynge Lot I am ashamed / for by my defaute ther is many a worshipful man slayne / for and we had ben to gyders there hadde ben none hooste vnder the heuen that had ben abel for to haue matched with vs / This fayter with his prophecye hath mocked me",
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          "text": "Into new woes vnweeting I was cast, / By this false faytor[…].",
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          "ref": "1969, Robert Nye, Tales I Told My Mother:",
          "text": "Quick, now, little faitour. What do you want to know about Gondal?",
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        "A charlatan or imposter, especially one pretending to be ill, or to tell fortunes."
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        "(archaic) A charlatan or imposter, especially one pretending to be ill, or to tell fortunes."
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