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fakir — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • fakir noun A Muslim or Hindu religious ascetic who lives by begging and owns little or no property.

Senses

fakir is used for these senses in English:

  • fakir (Hinduism, more, _, loosely) An ascetic mendicant, especially one who performs feats of endurance or apparent magic.

fakir — full definition

  1. noun A Muslim or Hindu religious ascetic who lives by begging and owns little or no property.
  2. noun A wandering performer known for feats of endurance, once associated with such ascetics.