facer

Pronunciation key ( fās′ẽr ) ( fās′ər ) Slight variations on pronunciation are provided by Webster's and Funk & Wagnalls.

fac•er

n.

1. A person or thing that faces.
2. A sudden blow in the face; hence,
3. [Colloq.], a sudden blow in the face; as in boxing therefore,
4. [Colloq.], any sudden, unexpected difficulty, challenge, problem. A poser.
5. In mechanics, attachment to a machine tool to hold a cutter in facing or surfacing.

References

Webster's New World Dictionary of the American Language (College Edition) ©1955

Funk and Wagnall's Standard Dictionary, Comprehensive International Edition, ©1976