facer
fac·er/ˈfeɪ̯.səɹ/noun
facer is a noun meaning “An unexpected and stunning blow or defeat” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is spelled F-A-C-E-R and has 2 syllables (fac·er), and it appears about once in every 22 million words in written English (wordfreq, 2021 data). The plural of facer is facers.
What does facer mean?
noun
- 1
obsoleteslangA blow in the face, as in boxing.
- 2
slangAn unexpected and stunning blow or defeat.
- 3
slangA serving of alcoholic drink; a dram.
- 4
obsoleteslangOne who faces; one who puts on a false show; a bold-faced person.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you pronounce facer?
- UK /ˈfeɪ̯.sə/
- US /ˈfeɪ̯.səɹ/
- Australia /ˈfæɪ̯.sə/
Facer has 2 syllables, split fac·er in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-facer.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of facer
- facers plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How common is facer?
Facer appears about once in every 22 million words in written English, the 141,699th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Where does facer come from?
From face (noun) + -er (relational suffix).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).