fakir
noun/ˈfeɪkɪə(r)/
/fəˈkɪr/
(also faquir)
- a Muslim (or sometimes a Hindu) holy man who lives without possessions and survives by receiving food and money from other peopleTopics Religion and festivalsc2Word Originearly 17th cent.: via French from Arabic faqīr ‘needy man’.
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