Definition
In legal contexts, a person who commits an illegal act or a wrongdoer; historically, one who performs feudal services or textile work.
Etymology
From Old French 'faiseur' (one who does), derived from 'faire' (to do). The '-or' suffix creates agent nouns meaning 'one who does' something, paralleling 'actor' and 'creator'.
Kelly Says
A 'feasor' is literally 'a doer'—and in medieval law, 'joint feasors' were co-defendants who both 'did' the wrong together, making legal liability a matter of who actually performed the wrongful act!
Translations
AMአማርኛ
ጸ maître
ts-e-ma-itre
DADansk
forfatter
for-fat-ter
DEDeutsch
Verfasser
fer-fas-er
ELΕλληνικά
συγγραφέας
si-gfra-yas
FAفارسی
نویسنده
nee-visandeh
FISuomi
kirjoittaja
kir-jo-i-ta-ja
FRFrançais
auteur
oh-toor
HAHA
marubucin
ma-ru-bu-ci-n
IDBahasa Indonesia
penulis
pe-nu-lis
IGIG
onye ede
oh-nye eh-deh
ITItaliano
autore
aw-tore
KMKM
អ្នកសរសេរ
ahnk sar-ser
MSBahasa Melayu
penulis
pe-nu-lis
NLNederlands
schrijver
schrij-ver
NONorsk
forfatter
for-fat-ter
PTPortuguês
autor
aw-thor
SVSvenska
författare
for-fat-ta-re
SWKiswahili
mwandishi
mwan-dis-hi
TAதமிழ்
ஆசிரியர்
aa-shi-ri-yar
TEతెలుగు
రచయిత
rach-ay-itha
UKУкраїнська
автор
av-tor
VITiếng Việt
tác giả
tak-ghia
YOYO
olúṣọ̀ọ̀
o-loo-sho-o