faquir

American  

[fuh-keer, fey-ker] / fəˈkɪər, ˈfeɪ kər /

Or faqir

noun

1. fakir.

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Example Sentences

There was a faquir by the Taksali Gate who had just this gift and made money by it, especially when cursing silly women.

From Kim by Kipling, Rudyard

Their internal regulations are really admirable; each faquir lives separately in a cell of his own, and meets his comrades only at meals or prayers.

From Christianity and Islam in Spain (756-1031) by Haines, Charles Reginald

Remember him who came only last month—the faquir with the tortoise?'

From Kim by Kipling, Rudyard

The faquir seemed rather amused at the queer-looking implements on the table, but otherwise maintained a look of lofty stoicism; nor did he seem in any way alarmed when I approached with the conductors.

From Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol. 3, No. 15, August, 1851 by Various

"Sit down, crow," said the blind faquir unkindly and there was a snigger.

From Driftwood Spars The Stories of a Man, a Boy, a Woman, and Certain Other People Who Strangely Met Upon the Sea of Life by Wren, Percival Christopher