nabob

[ ney-bob ]

/ ˈneɪ bɒb /

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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).

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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, nounna·bob·ish, na·bob·i·cal, adjectivena·bob·ish·ly, na·bob·i·cal·ly, adverbna·bob·ship, noun

Words nearby nabob

Naberezhnye Chelny, nabi, Nabis, nabla, Nablus, nabob, Nabokov, Nabokovian, Nabokov, Vladimir, Nabonassar, Nabonidus

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How to use nabob in a sentence

One nabob even seems to have commandeered the challenge to reignite an old grudge.
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She had made up her mind that at the first sign of danger she would turn Nabob and make a dash back down the trail for safety.
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Yet a caveat is needed, for the intense interest we take in the characters of a novel like The Nabob scarcely suggests strolling.
The Nabob|Alphonse Daudet
Naturally an elaborate novel like The Nabob lends itself indefinitely to minute comment, but we must be sparing of it.
The Nabob|Alphonse Daudet

From time to time he would throw to the Nabob across the table a few words enigmatical for all.
The Nabob|Alphonse Daudet
Say one word, and I take you to see the Nabob, the great-hearted man who defrays the expense of our undertaking.
The Nabob|Alphonse Daudet

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, nounnabobish, adjective

Word Origin for nabob

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

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