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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

SHEIK, n. In Egypt, a person who has the care of a mosk; a kind of priest.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

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

Merriam Webster's

noun see sheikh

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

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.]

Moby Thesaurus

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