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fakir

noun fa·kir

Definition of FAKIR

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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Origin of FAKIR

Arabic faqīr, literally, poor man

First Known Use: 1609

Related to FAKIR

Synonyms: bilk, bilker, cheat, cheater, chiseler (or chiseller), confidence man, cozener, defrauder, dodger, trickster, finagler, fraudster [chiefly British], hoaxer, scammer, scamster, shark, sharper, sharpie (or sharpy), skinner, swindler, tricker

Rhymes with FAKIR

acre, baker, breaker, faker, laker, maker, nacre, quaker, raker, saker, shaker, taker, waker

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