Sheik

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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 WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  sheik
       n 1: the leader of an Arab village or family [syn: {tribal sheik},
             {sheikh}, {tribal sheikh}, {Arab chief}]
       2: a man who is much concerned with his dress and appearance
          [syn: {dandy}, {dude}, {fop}, {gallant}, {beau}, {swell},
          {fashion plate}, {clotheshorse}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  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