Synonyms for nabob

Grammar : Noun

Spell : ney-bob

Phonetic Transcription : ˈneɪ bɒb

Définition of nabob

Origin : 1610s, "deputy governor in Mogul Empire," Anglo-Indian, from Hindi nabab, from Arabic nuwwab, honorific plural of na'ib "viceroy, deputy," from base n-w-b "to take someone's place." Also used of Europeans who came home from India having made a fortune there, hence "very rich man" (1764).

noun bigwig

Example sentences :

Nabob's calculation is short, but "as rich as a Nabob" in error.
Extract from : « A Tangled Tale » by Lewis Carroll

His father, the brewer, died, and he became possessor of a nabob's fortune.
Extract from : « The English at the North Pole » by Jules Verne

First of all, the Nabob offered it to the heydukes one by one.
Extract from : « A Hungarian Nabob » by Maurus Jkai

A great change had come over the Nabob both externally and internally.
Extract from : « A Hungarian Nabob » by Maurus Jkai

And thus he not only filled himself, but satisfied the Nabob also.
Extract from : « A Hungarian Nabob » by Maurus Jkai

And now the Nabob lay down for another little snatch of slumber.
Extract from : « A Hungarian Nabob » by Maurus Jkai

He had expected the Nabob to be enraged, not rejoiced at the news.
Extract from : « A Hungarian Nabob » by Maurus Jkai

She will be the light of the harem of a nabob with many tails.
Extract from : « Life of Schamyl » by John Milton Mackie

For them, every rich foreigner is a nabob, no matter whence he comes.
Extract from : « The Nabob » by Alphonse Daudet

I have promised the Nabob to present him to the duke, just as, formerly, I presented you.
Extract from : « The Nabob » by Alphonse Daudet

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