son of the desert

noun

A man who traditionally inhabits a desert region, as an Arab.

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nounson of the desert (plural sons of the desert)

plural sons of the desert

  1. literaryA man who traditionally inhabits a desert region, as an Arab.

    It was market day at Sidi Aissa, and the numberless caravans of camels coming in from the desert, and the crowds of bickering Arabs in the market place, filled Tarzan with a consuming desire to remain for a day that he might see more of these sons of the desert.

    1913 June–December, Edgar Rice Burroughs, “The Dancing Girl of Sidi Aissa”, in The Return of Tarzan, New York, N.Y.: A[lbert] L[evi] Burt Company, […], published March 1915, →OCLC, page 90
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