A cowl wearer is someone who wears a cowl, which is a long, hooded garment. An ASCETIC is someone who practices self-denial and abstains from worldly pleasures, and an ASCETIC cowl wearer is someone who wears a cowl as part of their ASCETIC lifestyle. A MONK is a person who has taken a vow of poverty and obedience and lives in a monastery, and a MONK cowl wearer is someone who wears a cowl as part of their monastic lifestyle. A FRIAR is a member of a religious order of men, such as the Franciscans, and a FRIAR cowl wearer is someone who wears a cowl as part of their religious lifestyle.