The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
n. Hinduism A wandering mendicant and ascetic.
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n. a Hindu religious mendicant
Word Usage
"A sannyasi can walk from one end of the Subcontinent to the other, with nothing but a loindoth, his staff and a begging bowl, because people will share what little they have with him."