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nabob

noun
/ˈneɪbɑb/US/ˈneɪbɒb/UK

Etymology

In colloquial usage in English since 1612, from a corruption of Hindustani नवाब (navāb) / نواب (navāb, “nawab”), perhaps via Portuguese nababo, from Classical Persian نَوَّاب (nawwāb), from Arabic نُوَّاب (nuwwāb), the honorific plural of نَائِب (nāʔib, “deputy”).

  1. derived from نُوَّاب
  2. derived from نَوَّاب
  3. derived from nababo

Definitions

  1. An Indian ruler within the Mogul empire.

    • They have drained the treasuries of Nabobs, who must fill them by oppressing the industry of their subjects.

  2. Someone of great wealth or importance.

  3. A person with a grandiose style or manner.

The neighborhood

Derived

nabobery, nabobess, nabobhood, nabobic, nabobical, nabobish, nabobism, nabobship, Nob Hill

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA