▪ I. † ˈfaulter Obs.
Forms: 6 faltar, -our, faughter, (faultor, 7 faultour, fawter), 6–9 Sc. fauter, -or, 6–8 faulter.
[f. fault v. + -er1, and -our, -or; OF. had fautier adj. guilty.]
One who commits a fault; a culprit, delinquent, offender.
| 1535 Stewart Cron. Scot. II. 544 Of sic faltouris thair haif tha brocht fyve hunder. 1556 J. Heywood Spider & F. xxiv. 10 The faughter..To saue his lyfe, apealth to be repride. 1602 Henley in Arden Rolls, A Presentment of all the ffaultes and fawters 13 Oct{supr}. 1602. 1634 Heywood Mayden-head well Lost ii. Wks. 1874 IV. 120 Punish the faulter, and the innocent saue. 1708 J. Chamberlayne St. Gt. Brit. i. ii. ix. (1743) 81 To the Lord High Admiral belongs..the goods of Pirates, Felons, or Capital Faulters. a 1796 Burns Here's his health in Water 2 Tho' he be the fautor..Yet here's his health in Water. 1840 Whistlebinkie (1890) I. 253 I'se no be sic a fauter. |
▪ II. faulter
obs. form of falter v.1, v.3
▪ III. faulter, -our
bad forms of fautor.