n. 1. One who faces; one who puts on a false show; a bold-faced person. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

There be no greater talkers, nor boasters, nor fasers. Latimer. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A blow in the face, as in boxing; hence, any severe or stunning check or defeat, as in controversy. [ Collog. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

I should have been a stercoraceous mendicant if I had hollowed when I got a facer. C. Kingsley.

3. a serious difficulty with which one is suddenly faced. [ wns=1 ] [ obsolescent Briticism ] [ WordNet 1.5 ]