sheik
from
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)
sheik
n 1: the leader of an Arab village or family [syn: {sheik},
{tribal sheik}, {sheikh}, {tribal sheikh}, {Arab chief}]
2: a man who is much concerned with his dress and appearance
[syn: {dandy}, {dude}, {fop}, {gallant}, {sheik}, {beau},
{swell}, {fashion plate}, {clotheshorse}]
from
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Sheik \Sheik\, n. [Ar. sheikh, shaykh, a venerable old man, a
chief, fr. sh[=a]kha to grow or be old.]
The head of an Arab family, or of a clan or a tribe; also,
the chief magistrate of an Arab village. The name is also
applied to Mohammedan ecclesiastics of a high grade. [Written
also {scheik}, {shaik}, {sheikh}.]
[1913 Webster] Sheil
from
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
28 Moby Thesaurus words for "sheik":
Casanova, Don Juan, Lothario, Romeo, amoroso, beau, boyfriend,
caballero, cavalier, cavaliere servente, esquire, fellow, flame,
gallant, gigolo, inamorato, lady-killer, love-maker, man, necker,
old man, petter, philanderer, seducer, squire, sugar daddy, swain,
young man
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