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.
nawab(def 1).

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, noun

Words nearby nabob

nabi, nabilone, nabis, nabla, nablus, nabob, nabokov, nabokov, vladimir, nabokovian, nabonassar, nabonidus

British Dictionary definitions for nabobism

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, adjective

Word Origin for nabob

C17: from Portuguese nababo, from Hindi nawwāb; see nawab