fakir
/fɑˈkiɹ/ · noun
Meaning
- A faqir, owning no personal property and usually living solely off alms.
- (Hindu) 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.
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