faqir

noun

variants or faquir

variant spelling of fakir sense 1

1

\ fə-​ˈkir , fä-​ , fa-​ ; ˈfā-​kər \

a

: a Muslim mendicant : dervish

b

: an itinerant Hindu ascetic or wonder-worker

2

ˈfā-kər  : impostor

especially : swindler

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