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- [sheek, sheyk]
- /ʃik, ʃeɪk/
- /ʃeɪk/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [sheek, sheyk]
- /ʃik, ʃeɪk/
Definitions of sheik word
- noun sheik Also, shaikh, sheikh. (in Islamic countries) the patriarch of a tribe or family; chief: a term of polite address. 1
- noun sheik Slang. a man held to be masterful and irresistibly charming to women. 1
- noun sheik Arab leader 1
- noun sheik the chief of an Arab family, tribe, or village 0
- noun sheik an official in the Muslim religious organization 0
- noun sheik a masterful man to whom women are irresistibly attracted 0
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Origin of sheik
First appearance:
before 1570 One of the 33% oldest English words
First recorded in 1570-80, sheik is from the Arabic word shaykh old man
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Sheik
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
sheik popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 75% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
sheik usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for sheik
noun sheik
- amir — Amir means the same as emir.
- cocksman — A man who is sexually talented.
- ladies' man — a man who strives especially to please women and to attract their attention and admiration.
- emir — A title of various Muslim (mainly Arab) rulers.
verb sheik
- caricaturing — a picture, description, etc., ludicrously exaggerating the peculiarities or defects of persons or things: His caricature of the mayor in this morning's paper is the best he's ever drawn.
- caricatured — Simple past tense and past participle of caricature.
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