Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Fakir \Fa"kir\, n. [Prob. confused with {Fakir} an oriental
   ascetic.]
   See {Faker}.

Fakir \Fa"kir\, n. [Ar. faq[=i]r poor.]
   An Oriental religious ascetic or begging monk. [Written also
   {faquir} anf {fakeer}.]

Source : WordNet®

fakir
     n : a Muslim or Hindu mendicant monk who is regarded as a holy
         man [syn: {fakeer}, {faqir}, {faquir}]