fakeer n 1: a Muslim or Hindu mendicant monk who is regarded as a holy man [syn: {fakir}, {fakeer}, {faqir}, {faquir}]
fakeer \fakeer\ n. same as {fakir}. Syn: fakir. [WordNet 1.5]
Fakir \Fa"kir\, n. [Ar. faq[imac]r poor.] an Oriental Muslim or Hindu religious ascetic or begging monk who is regarded as a holy man or a wonder worker. [Written also {faquir} anf {fakeer}.] [1913 Webster]