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Definition of: sheik
(shēk, Brit. shāk) noun
1. A Moslem high priest, a venerable man; the chief or head of an Arab tribe or family: often used as a title of respect.
2. A man who fascinates women; a lady–killer: from The Sheik, a novel (1921) by Edith M. Hull. Also sheikh. Also spelled scheik, shaik, sheyk. [<Arabic sheikh, shaykh, lit., an elder, chief <shakha grow old]
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