faitour
/ˈfeɪtər/
noun
- A person who pretends to be sick or poor to avoid work or get sympathy; a lazy person who fakes illness.
- The villagers grew tired of the faitour who begged for food but was seen dancing at the fair.
- My brother is such a faitour—he fakes a headache every time we have to do chores.
- The king's court was full of faitours who claimed to be too ill to serve.
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