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Sachem vs Sheik - What's the difference?

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Sachem is a related term of sheik.


As nouns the difference between sachem and sheik

is that sachem is a chief of a tribe of the american natives; a sagamore while sheik is the leader of an arab village, family or small tribe.

sachem

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • A chief of a tribe of the American Natives; a sagamore.
  • *1851 ,
  • *:Planted with their broad ends on the deck, a circle of these slabs laced together, mutually sloped towards each other, and at the apex united in a tufted point, where the loose hairy fibres waved to and fro like the top-knot on some old Pottowottamie Sachem ’s head.

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    sheik

    English

    Alternative forms

    * sheikh * shaykh

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The leader of an Arab village, family or small tribe.
  • An Islamic religious clergy; the leader of an Islamic religious order.
  • (some Arab Gulf countries)
  • * 1939 , , Coming Up for Air , part 1, chapter 1:
    • When your last natural tooth goes, the time when you can kid yourself that you're a Hollywood sheik , is definitely at an end.
  • (slang) An Arab, especially one dressed in traditional clothing.

    • Usage notes

    The use for a religious leader is colloquial as a means of respect. There is no official title.

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