sheik vs adult male

sheik and adult male both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
sheik	Yes	No	No	No
adult male	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, adult male is a hypernym of sheik; that is, adult male is a word with a broader meaning than sheik:

Other hypernyms of sheik include man, ruler, swayer.

As nouns, adult male is a hypernym of sheik; that is, adult male is a word with a broader meaning than sheik:

Other hypernyms of sheik include man.

sheik (noun)	adult male (noun)
the leader of an Arab village or family	an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
a man who is much concerned with his dress and appearance