faker, fakir

faker, fakir
A faker is one who fakes, that is, a swindler, a trickster, or a fraud. The term is also applied to a person who pretends, who conceals something in order to deceive others, who assumes a false front: "This faker tried to sell property that he did not own." A fakir is a Muslim or Hindu religious person, usually one who devotes his life to contemplation and self-denial: "This fakir is a member of an Islamic religious order with which I am not familiar."

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  • faker — fakir …   American English homophones

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