ˈfāsə(r) noun
( -s )
1. obsolete : one that puts on a false show : braggart , swaggerer
2. obsolete : a tankard especially when filled : bumper
3.
a. : a blow in the face (as in boxing)
b. : a severe or stunning check or defeat
his refusal to participate was a facer for me
4. : one (as a machine or worker) that faces: as
a. : a cutter for facing or surfacing or a machine-tool attachment for holding such a cutter
b. : a garment worker who sews facings and reinforcements
c. : a worker who polishes the faces of jewel bearings
5. : something that forms or acts as a face: as
a. : face title
b. : a selected specimen for use in facing (as of a pack of fruit or vegetables)
c. : any of certain broad low-growing plants used in border plantings to hide unattractive basal parts of larger background items