FAKIR


Meaning of FAKIR in English

/feuh kear", fay"keuhr/ , n.

1. a Muslim or Hindu religious ascetic or mendicant monk commonly considered a wonder-worker.

2. a member of any Islamic religious order; dervish.

Also, fakeer /feuh kear"/ .

[ 1600-10; faqir poor ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .