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faulter
noun
fault·er
\-tər\
Definition of faulter
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dialectal, British
: a wrongdoer especially against the church
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Origin and Etymology of faulter
alteration (influenced by -er, noun suffix) of Middle English (Scots) fautor, fautour wrongdoer, from Middle English fauten to commit a fault + -or, -our -or
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