An archaic term for a vagrant, beggar, or disreputable wanderer; a cheat or fraud.
From Old French 'faitour,' possibly from Latin 'factor.' Used in Middle English and Early Modern English to describe wanderers and deceivers.
The word 'faitour' appears in Chaucer and medieval literature as a flexible insult—it captured the anxiety about strangers, wanderers, and people of uncertain social status and origins.
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