Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun faust
1 sense of faust
Sense 1
Faust, Faustus -- (an alchemist of German legend who sold his soul to Mephistopheles in exchange for knowledge)
INSTANCE OF=> fictional character, fictitious character, character -- (an imaginary person represented in a work of fiction (play or film or story); "she is the main character in the novel")