Definition of "facer" [fa•cer]

• One that faces, especially a device used in smoothing or dressing a surface. (noun)
• An unexpected, stunning blow or defeat. (noun)

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• "This was a "facer"; the librarian seemed to have brought up against a stone wall, but she waited, knowing that a situation, unlike a knot, will sometimes untie itself."
• "Before he could reply, Ike had another "facer" for him."
• "In breathless silence the little group of spectators watched his movements, and when, with sharply exhaled breath, he planted a crashing "facer" straight from the shoulder squarely upon the leathern disk they sprang eagerly forward to note the result."