What does "black friar" mean?

A member of the religious order of the Dominicans.

What is a synonym for "black friar"?

Common synonyms include: benedictine, blackfriar, dominican, franciscan, friar preacher, jesuit.

noun

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Noun

1
A member of the religious order of the Dominicans.
2
a Roman Catholic friar wearing the black mantle of the Dominican order wordnet

Named from the black mantles that they wore over white woollen habits.