An archaic term for a vagrant, vagabond, or disreputable person; sometimes used to describe a knight-errant or adventurer.
From Old French 'faitour' or 'faiteur,' possibly from Latin 'factor' (doer, maker). Related to 'faitour' and appearing in Middle English texts.
Medieval English borrowed 'faitor' from French, and the word perfectly captures the ambiguity of wandering knights—were they noble adventurers or just con artists and vagrants?
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