fakir

Plural: fakirs

Noun

• a Muslim or Hindu mendicant monk who is regarded as a holy man
• A faqir, owning no personal property and usually living solely off alms.
• An ascetic mendicant, especially one who performs feats of endurance or apparent magic.
• Someone who takes advantage of the gullible through fakery, especially of a spiritual or religious nature.
• pl. -S a Hindu ascetic

Synonyms

fakeer, faqir, faquir