nabob
[ ney-bob ]
/ ˈneɪ bɒb /
noun
any very wealthy, influential, or powerful person.
Also nawab.
a person, especially a European, who has made a large fortune in India or another country of the East.
Origin of nabob
From the Hindi word
nawāb, dating back to 1605–15. See
nawab
OTHER WORDS FROM nabob
na·bob·er·y [ney-bob-uh-ree, ney-bob-uh-ree] /ˈneɪ bɒb ə ri, neɪˈbɒb ə ri/, na·bob·ism, noun na·bob·ish, na·bob·i·cal, adjective na·bob·ish·ly, na·bob·i·cal·ly, adverb na·bob·ship, nounWords nearby nabob
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British Dictionary definitions for nabob
nabob
/ (ˈneɪbɒb) /
noun
informal
a rich, powerful, or important man
(formerly) a European who made a fortune in the Orient, esp in India
another name for a nawab
Derived forms of nabob
nabobery (ˈneɪbɒbərɪ, neɪˈbɒbərɪ) or nabobism, noun nabobish, adjectiveWord Origin for nabob
C17: from Portuguese
nababo, from Hindi
nawwāb; see
nawab