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faultered

faultered is the simple past and past participle of faulter.

Meaning of faulter

Noun

faulter (plural faulters)

  1. (obsolete) One who commits a fault.
    • Behold the faulter here in sight.1600, [Torquato Tasso], “(please specify |book=1 to 20)”, in Edward Fairefax [i.e., Edward Fairfax], transl., Godfrey of Bulloigne, or The Recouerie of Ierusalem. […], London: […] Ar[nold] Hatfield...

Questions about faultered

What is faultered the simple past and past participle of?
Faultered is the simple past and past participle of faulter.

Words near faultered in the dictionary

  1. faultable
  2. faultage
  3. faultages
  4. faulted
  5. faulter
  6. faultered
  7. faultering
  8. faulteringly
  9. faulterings
  10. faulters
  11. faultfind

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