n.
Function: noun
Etymology: Arabic faq ī r, literally, poor man
Date: 1609
1 \ f ə - ' kir, fä-, fa-; ' f ā -k ə r \ a : a Muslim mendicant : DERVISH b : an itinerant Hindu ascetic or wonder-worker
2 \ ' f ā -k ə r \ : IMPOSTOR especially : SWINDLER