sheik

[ sheek, sheyk ]
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noun
  1. Also shaikh, sheikh. (in Islamic countries) the patriarch of a tribe or family; chief: a term of polite address.

  2. Slang. a man held to be masterful and irresistibly charming to women.

Origin of sheik

1
First recorded in 1570–80; from Arabic shayḫ “old man, chief,” from shaka “to grow, grow up, grow old”

Other words from sheik

  • sheiklike, adjective

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