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faker (FAYK uhr) (noun)
A false or misleading appearance; a fraud: Tom exclaimed, "Come on James, you are not badly injured, you faker!"
fakir (fah KIR) (noun)
A Muslim religious mendicant who is a member of an order of clerics who are forbidden to own property and who work or beg for their living: The fakir, looking very thin and weak in the Muslim group, certainly is very poor.
A renown fakir lived in a remote village; however, there were some who thought he was a faker, trying to fool the population with his "miracles".
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“fakir”
1. A Muslim or Hindu wandering beggar: Fakirs are often believed to effect marvels.
2. A religious ascetic of the Muslim or Hindu religion: Fakirs are considered to be itinerant workers.
2. A religious ascetic of the Muslim or Hindu religion: Fakirs are considered to be itinerant workers.
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