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Fakir

/fɑˈkiɹ/

A faqir, owning no personal property and usually living solely off alms.

📖 Definitions of "Fakir"

noun
  1. 1

    A faqir, owning no personal property and usually living solely off alms.

  2. 2

    (Hindu) An ascetic mendicant, especially one who performs feats of endurance or apparent magic.

  3. 3

    Someone who takes advantage of the gullible through fakery, especially of a spiritual or religious nature.

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