the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
n. A favorer; a patron; one who gives countenance or support; an abettor.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
n. A favorer; a patron; one who gives countenance or support.
Word Usage
"You are become, I understand, a solicitor of suits — a promoter — an undertaker — a fautor of court suitors of merit and quality, who chance to be pennyless."