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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ 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]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  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.]

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 Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  sheik
     Αγγλικά n.
     σεΐχης

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  sheik
     n.
     1 The leader of an Arab village, family or small tribe.
     2 An Islamic religious cleric; the leader of an Islamic religious
  order.
     3 (lb en some Arab Persian Gulf Gulf countries) (non-gloss
  definition: An official title for members of the royal family as well as
  some prominent families.)
     4 (lb en 1920s) A romantic lover. (qualifier: from the 1921 film
  ''The Sheik'')
     Swahili n.
     #English

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  sheik
     n.
     1 The leader of an Arab village, family or small tribe.
     2 An Islamic religious cleric; the leader of an Islamic religious
  order.
     3 (lb en some Arab Persian Gulf Gulf countries) (non-gloss
  definition: An official title for members of the royal family as well as
  some prominent families.)
     4 (lb en 1920s) A romantic lover. (qualifier: from the 1921 film
  ''The Sheik'')

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  sheik
     n.
     1 The leader of an Arab village, family or small tribe.
     2 An Islamic religious cleric; the leader of an Islamic religious
  order.
     3 (lb en some Arab Persian Gulf Gulf countries) (non-gloss
  definition: An official title for members of the royal family as well as
  some prominent families.)
     4 (lb en 1920s) A romantic lover. (qualifier: from the 1921 film
  ''The Sheik'')

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  sheik
     n.
     1 The leader of an Arab village, family or small tribe.
     2 An Islamic religious cleric; the leader of an Islamic religious
  order.
     3 (lb en some Arab Persian Gulf Gulf countries) (non-gloss
  definition: An official title for members of the royal family as well as
  some prominent families.)
     4 (lb en 1920s) A romantic lover. (qualifier: from the 1921 film
  ''The Sheik'')

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  sheik
     Englanti n.
     šeikki

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  sheik
     Danska n.
     shejk
     Engelska n.
     shejk

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ara ]

  Sheik /ʃˈeɪk/
  الشيخ

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-bul ]

  sheik //ʃeɪk// //ʃik// 
  1. донжуан
  1920s: romantic lover
  2. шейх 2.
  leader of an Arab village, family or small tribe
   3.
  Islamic religious clergy

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  sheik /ʃˈeɪk/ 
  šejk

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  Sheik /ʃˈeɪk/
  Scheich 
     Synonym: Sheikh
  

From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-fin ]

  sheik //ʃeɪk// //ʃik// 
  1. šeikki 2.
  Gulf countries: official title for members of the royal family
   3.
  Islamic religious clergy
  2. šeikki, sheikki
  leader of an Arab village, family or small tribe

From English-Hungarian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.1 :   [ freedict:eng-hun ]

  sheik /ʃˈeɪk/
  1. sejk
  2. szépfiú
  3. nôcsábász

From English-Bahasa Indonesia FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-ind ]

  sheik //ʃeɪk// //ʃik// 
  syekh
  leader of an Arab village, family or small tribe

From English-日本語 (にほんご) FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-jpn ]

  sheik //ʃeɪk// //ʃik// 
  シャイフ, シェイフ
  leader of an Arab village, family or small tribe

From English - Polish Piotrowski+Saloni/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.2 :   [ freedict:eng-pol ]

  sheikh, sheik /ʃeɪk/ 
    szejk

From English-Svenska FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-swe ]

  sheik //ʃeɪk// //ʃik// 
  schejk, shejk 2.
  leader of an Arab village, family or small tribe
   3.
  Gulf countries: official title for members of the royal family
   4.
  Islamic religious clergy

From IPA:en_US :   [ IPA:en_US ]

  

/ˈʃik/

From IPA:sw :   [ IPA:sw ]

  

/ʃeik/

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

  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
  
  

From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary :   [ xdict ]

     n. 头目;酋长;美男子;玩弄女性的人

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