Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

faitour

/ˈfeɪtə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: fai-tour
IPA: /ˈfeɪtə/

10

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

Obsolete

Example Sentences

"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"
"Into new woes vnweeting I was cast, / By this false faytor[…]."
"Quick, now, little faitour. What do you want to know about Gondal?"

Etymology

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

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: faytour, faitour, factor

Usage

Obsolete

Inflected Forms

faitours (plural) faitor (alternative) faytor (alternative) fayter (alternative)

Questions

How do you pronounce faitour?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈfeɪtə/.
What does faitour mean?: A charlatan or imposter, especially one pretending to be ill, or to tell fortunes.
Where does faitour come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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