son of the desert

English

Noun

son of the desert (plural sons of the desert)

  1. (literary) A man who traditionally inhabits a desert region, as an Arab.
    Coordinate term: daughter 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:
      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.
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