The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

fakeer \fakeer\ n.
   same as fakir.

   Syn: fakir.
        [WordNet 1.5]

The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Fakir \Fa"kir\, n. [Ar. faq[imac]r poor.]
   an Oriental Muslim or Hindu religious ascetic or begging monk
   who is regarded as a holy man or a wonder worker. [Written
   also faquir anf fakeer.]
   [1913 Webster]

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

fakeer
    n 1: a Muslim or Hindu mendicant monk who is regarded as a holy
         man [syn: fakir, fakeer, faqir, faquir]