fakir
fa·kir
fakir
noun
Synonyms & Antonyms for dainty
Synonyms: Synonyms
First Known Use of fakir
1609, in the meaning defined at sense 1a
History and Etymology for fakir
Arabic faqīr, literally, poor man
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Synonyms & Antonyms of fakir
1
a dishonest person who uses clever means to cheat others out of something of value
- a traveling carnival that was run by fakirs preying on small-town rubes
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2
one who makes false claims of identity or expertise
- a fakir peddling patent medicines that were mostly liquor and sugar
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Near Antonyms for fakir
- ace,
- adept,
- authority,
- crackerjack
- (also crackajack),
- expert,
- maestro,
- master,
- past master,
- professional,
- virtuoso,
- whiz,
- wizard