fakir
From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary EnglishRelated topics: Hinduismfakirfa‧kir /ˈfeɪkɪə, ˈfæ-, fæˈkɪə $ fəˈkɪr, fæ-/ noun [countable] RRHa travelling Hindu or Muslim holy manExamples from the Corpusfakir• It does not encourage religious authorities to sink into meditation, as do the Hindu fakirs.• It was the golden age of the fakirs.Origin fakir (1600-1700) Arabic faqir “poor man”