Faser \Fa"ser\, n.
1. One who faces; one who puts on a false show; a bold-faced
person. [Obs.]
There be no greater talkers, nor boasters, nor
fasers. --Latimer.
2. A blow in the face, as in boxing; hence, any severe or
stunning check or defeat, as in controversy. [Collog.]
I should have been a stercoraceous mendicant if I
had hollowed when I got a facer. --C. Kingsley.