English
forfeiter
From forfeit + -er.
Formed from forfeit + -er
Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- ‘to do’
Old French forfait ‘crime’
Middle English forfait ‘crime’
English forfeit
Today it means
noun One who forfeits; (law, specifically) one who incurs a penalty of forfeiture.
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Etymograph / forfeiter