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fakir

noun fa·kir

Definition of fakir

  1. 1play \fə-ˈkir, fä-, fa-; ˈfā-kər\a :  a Muslim mendicant :  dervishb :  an itinerant Hindu ascetic or wonder-worker

  2. 2play \ˈfā-kər\ :  impostor; especially :  swindler

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Examples of fakir in a Sentence

  1. a traveling carnival that was run by fakirs preying on small-town rubes

  2. a fakir peddling patent medicines that were mostly liquor and sugar

Origin and Etymology of fakir

Arabic faqīr, literally, poor man

fakir Synonyms

Synonyms
bilk, bilker, cheat, cheater, chiseler (or chiseller), confidence man, cozener, defrauder, dodger, trickster, finagler, fraudster [chiefly British], hoaxer, scammer, scamster, shark, sharper, sharpie (or sharpy), skinner, swindler, tricker
Related Words
double-crosser, double-dealer; bluffer, charlatan, fake, faker, humbug, impostor (or imposter), mountebank, phony (also phoney), pretender, quack, quacksalver, ringer, sham; adventurer, fox, gamesman, knave, prankster, rascal, rogue; fast-talker, slick, slicker, slickster, slyboots, smoothy (or smoothie), wheeler-dealer; plotter, schemer, sneak, sneaker; blackleg, cardsharp (or cardsharper)
Near Antonyms
ace, adept, authority, crackerjack (also crackajack), expert, maestro, master, past master, professional, virtuoso, whiz, wizard

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  1. See words that rhyme with fakir Thesaurus: All synonyms and antonyms for fakir Spanish Central: Translation of fakir Nglish: Translation of fakir for Spanish speakers Britannica.com: Encyclopedia article about fakir

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