facer

noun

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fac·er | \ ˈfā-sər

Definition of facer

1 : one that faces

2 British : a sudden often stunning check or obstacle

Examples of facer in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web One is that Biden is a natural optimist embracing policy and Carville a natural fact-facer embracing election victories. — John Brummett, Arkansas Online, 2 May 2021 Nance attacked the left side of the rim and soared over Mason Plumlee for an in-your-facer with 8:11 left in the second period to cut Denver's lead to 45-43. — Joe Vardon, cleveland.com, 4 Mar. 2018

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