nabob
/ˈneɪbɒb
/noun
1 historical A Muslim official or governor under the Mogul empire.
2A person of conspicuous wealth or high status.She is his insurance beneficiary; the rest of the nabob's once substantial wealth has mysteriously evaporated....
- Now that the series has been pencilled in for another 10 years, perhaps the GAA nabobs might consider giving the manager's job to the one man who deserves it the most.
- Or rather the network nabobs think they appreciate him, but he's crossed the pond twice to discuss a possible career-making TV deal, to no avail.
Synonyms
very rich person, tycoon, magnate, millionaire, billionaire, multimillionaire, plutocrat
informal zillionaire, fat cat, moneybags
British informal squillionaire
rare Croesus, Dives
2.1 historical A person who returned from India to Europe with a fortune.Visram explains, ‘Indian servants were a symbol of the exalted status of the newly enriched India returned nabob.’...
- This is nonetheless the India of economic potential, the place where the fortunes of adventurous nabobs were made.
Origin
From Portuguese nababo or Spanish nabab, from Urdu; see also nawab.
- marriage payment
- marriage portion
- marriage proposal
- marriage rate
- marriage ring
- marriage service
- marriage settlement
- marriage song
- marriage supper
- marriage value
- commercialize
- commercialized
- commercially
- commercial paper
- commercial space
- commercial traveller
- commercial vehicle
- commie
- commination
- comminatory
- commingle
- comminuted
- comminution
- commis
- commis chef