TRIBAL SHEIK Synonyms
There are 14 hypernyms of the phrase tribal sheik. (close relations)
Definition of TRIBAL SHEIK
Best Alternative Words for TRIBAL SHEIK
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chief | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a person who is in charge • a person who exercises control over workers • the head of a tribe or clan adjective satellite • most important element | ||||||||
chieftain | nounn | |||||||
noun • the leader of a group of people • the head of a tribe or clan | ||||||||
emir | nounn | |||||||
noun • an independent ruler or chieftain (especially in Africa or Arabia) | ||||||||
headman | nounn | |||||||
noun • an executioner who beheads the condemned person • the head of a tribe or clan | ||||||||
king | nounn | |||||||
noun • a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom • United States woman tennis player (born in 1943) • a competitor who holds a preeminent position • United States guitar player and singer of the blues (born in 1925) • a very wealthy or powerful businessman • United States charismatic civil rights leader and Baptist minister who campaigned against the segregation of Blacks (1929-1968) • preeminence in a particular category or group or field • a checker that has been moved to the opponent's first row where it is promoted to a piece that is free to move either forward or backward • one of the four playing cards in a deck bearing the picture of a king • (chess) the weakest but the most important piece | ||||||||
leader | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a person who rules or guides or inspires others • a featured article of merchandise sold at a loss in order to draw customers | ||||||||
monarch | nounn | |||||||
noun • a nation's ruler or head of state usually by hereditary right • large migratory American butterfly having deep orange wings with black and white markings; the larvae feed on milkweed | ||||||||
potentate | nounn | |||||||
noun • a ruler who is unconstrained by law | ||||||||
prince | nounn | |||||||
noun • a male member of a royal family other than the sovereign (especially the son of a sovereign) | ||||||||
ruler | nounn | |||||||
noun • a person who rules or commands • measuring stick consisting of a strip of wood or metal or plastic with a straight edge that is used for drawing straight lines and measuring lengths | ||||||||
sachem | nounn | |||||||
noun • a political leader (especially of Tammany Hall) • a chief of a North American tribe or confederation (especially an Algonquian chief) | ||||||||
sovereign | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
noun • a nation's ruler or head of state usually by hereditary right adjective satellite • (of political bodies) not controlled by outside forces • greatest in status or authority or power | ||||||||
sultan | nounn | |||||||
noun • the ruler of a Muslim country (especially of the former Ottoman Empire) | ||||||||
sheik | nounn | |||||||
noun • the leader of an Arab village or family • a man who is much concerned with his dress and appearance | ||||||||
sheikh | nounn | |||||||
noun • the leader of an Arab village or family | ||||||||
arab chief | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
noun • the leader of an Arab village or family | ||||||||
tribal sheikh | nounn | |||||||
noun • the leader of an Arab village or family |