sheik

a Muslim religious official; a leader of an Arab family, village, or tribe
Not to be confused with:cheek – either side of a face; nerve, audacity, gall, impudence: the kid has a lot of cheekchic – fashionable, stylish; style and elegance, smart, modish: she looks so chic in that black dresschick – young chicken or other bird; a child; a young pretty woman

sheikh

or sheik S0311900 (shāk, shēk)n.1. a. Islam A man respected for his piety or religious learning.b. A male leader of an Arab family or village.c. A man in an Arab society who is important or wealthy.d. Used as a form of address for such a man.2. sheik Slang A sexually alluring man.

[Arabic šayḫ, old man, chief, from šāḫa, to grow old; see śyḫ in Semitic roots.]

sheik

(ʃik; for 1 also ʃeɪk)

n. Also, sheikh. (in Arab countries) the patriarch of a tribe or family; chief: also used as a term of polite address. [1570–80; < Arabic shaykh old man]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	sheik - the leader of an Arab village or familyArab chief, sheikh, tribal sheik, tribal sheikhruler, swayer - a person who rules or commands; "swayer of the universe"
	2.	sheik - a man who is much concerned with his dress and appearancedandy, fashion plate, fop, gallant, dude, beau, clotheshorse, swellcoxcomb, cockscomb - a conceited dandy who is overly impressed by his own accomplishmentsmacaroni - a British dandy in the 18th century who affected Continental mannerisms; "Yankee Doodle stuck a feather in his cap and called it macaroni"adult male, man - an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman); "there were two women and six men on the bus"

Translations

阿拉伯的家长阿拉伯的族长阿拉伯的村长阿拉伯的酋长

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(ˈʃeik) , ((American) ʃi:k) noun an Arab chief. （阿拉伯的）家长、族长、村长、酋长 ˈsheik(h)dom noun a state ruled by a sheik(h). 酋长国

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noun the leader of an Arab village or family

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noun a man who is much concerned with his dress and appearance

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