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| fa·kir [ fə kr ] (plural fa·kirs) or fa·keer [ fə kr ] (plural fa·keers) or fa·qir [ fə kr ] (plural fa·qirs) |
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1. mendicant Muslim: a religious Muslim, especially a Sufi, who lives by begging
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2. Hindu mendicant: a Hindu ascetic who lives by begging and whose religious practice often includes the performance of extraordinary feats of physical endurance
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| [Early 17th century. Directly or via French< Arabic, "poor man"] |
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