noun

• 1mainly British informal A blow to the face.

  More example sentences

  • ‘I wish I'd landed him a facer!’
  • ‘In the twelfth round, Gamble put in a tremendous facer, that split his opponent's nose, and the claret flew in all directions.’
  • ‘A good deal of sparring took place, when, a favourable opportunity offering, Gulley put in a desperate facer, which Gregson immediately returned, by giving his adversary a severe blow on the side of the head.’

  1. 1.1A sudden difficulty or obstacle.
     ‘I didn't know they'd gone; it's a bit of a facer, isn't it?’
     More example sentences

     • ‘It was a facer, Yetive and Beverly felt as though a steel trap suddenly had been closed down upon them.’
     • ‘It was a facer for Balcom and he quickly guided the conversation into less dangerous channels.’
     Synonyms

     difficulty, issue, trouble, worry, complication, difficult situation, mess, muddle, mix-up