Middle English, borrowed from Anglo-French, "maker, creator, agent, idler, waster," going back to Latin factor "maker, perpetrator" — more at factor
14th century, in the meaning defined above
9 Words for Impostors
Fakes, fraudsters, charlatans and more
faithless elector
faitour
faitours grass
“Faitour.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/faitour. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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