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fakir

/fɑˈkiɹ/ · noun

Meaning

  1. A faqir, owning no personal property and usually living solely off alms.
  2. (Hindu) An ascetic mendicant, especially one who performs feats of endurance or apparent magic.
  3. Someone who takes advantage of the gullible through fakery, especially of a spiritual or religious nature.

Etymology / origin

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Sources

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