mendicant vs friar

mendicant and friar both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
mendicant	Yes	Yes	No	No
friar	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, mendicant and friar are synonyms defined as:

mendicant and friar: a male member of a religious order that originally relied solely on alms

mendicant (noun)	friar (noun)
a pauper who lives by begging	a male member of a religious order that originally relied solely on alms
a male member of a religious order that originally relied solely on alms

mendicant (adjective)	friar (adjective)
practicing beggary