friar

Meanings

Plural: friars

Noun

a male member of a religious order that originally relied solely on alms
A member of a mendicant Christian order such as the Augustinians, Carmelites (white friars), Franciscans (grey friars) or the Dominicans (black friars).
A white or pale patch on a printed page caused by poor inking.
An American fish, the silverside.
An American fish, the silverside.
Such fish prepared as food.

Origin / Etymology

PIE word
*bʰréh₂tēr
From Middle English frere, from Old French frere, from Latin frāter (“brother”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰréh₂tēr (“brother”). Doublet of bhai, brother, bru, frater, pal, and vai.

Synonyms

brother, frater, mendicant

Scrabble Score: 8

friar is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
friar is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
friar is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 8

friar is a valid Words With Friends word