A contemptible or worthless person; one who fouts or expresses scorn.
From 'foute' (archaic verb) plus the agent suffix '-er'. Appears in Middle and Early Modern English texts as an insult.
Medieval insults were creative—calling someone a 'fouter' was more creative than modern alternatives, and suggests the word was common enough to warrant an agent noun form.
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