nabob

• POS: Noun
• HYPHEN: na=bob

CIDE DICTIONARY

nabob, n. [Hind. nawāb, from Ar. nawāb, pl. of nāïb a vicegerent, governor. Cf Nawab.].

•  A deputy or viceroy in India; a governor of a province of the ancient Mogul empire.  [1913 Webster]
•  One who returns to Europe from the East with immense riches: hence, any man of great wealth.  Macaulay.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

nabob, n.
1 hist. a Muslim official or governor under the Mughal empire.
2 (formerly) a conspicuously wealthy person, esp. one returned from India with a fortune.

Etymology

Port. nababo or Sp. nabab, f. Urdu (as NAWAB)

THESAURUS

nabob

Daddy Warbucks, Establishment, VIP, baron, beg, beglerbeg, bey, big chief, big gun, big man, big name, bigwig, billionaire, bloated plutocrat, brass, brass hat, burgrave, capitalist, celebrity, collector, dey, dignitary, dignity, elder, eminence, eparch, exarch, fat cat, father, figure, gauleiter, governor, governor-general, great man, high-muck-a-muck, important person, interests, khedive, lieutenant governor, lion, lords of creation, magnate, man of mark, man of means, man of substance, man of wealth, millionaire, mogul, moneybags, moneyed man, multimillionaire, name, nawab, notability, notable, palatine, panjandrum, parvenu, person of renown, personage, personality, pillar of society, plutocrat, power, power elite, proconsul, provincial, rich man, richling, ruling circle, sachem, satrap, somebody, something, stadtholder, subahdar, tetrarch, the great, the top, top brass, top people, tycoon, vali, very important person, vice-king, viceroy, wali, warm man, wealthy man, worthy

ROGET THESAURUS

nabob

Master

N master, padrone, lord, lord paramount, commander, commandant, captain, chief, chieftain, sirdar, sachem, sheik, head, senior, governor, ruler, dictator, leader, boss, cockarouse, sagamore, werowance, lord of the ascendant, cock of the walk, cock of the roost, gray mare, mistress, potentate, liege, liege lord, suzerain, sovereign, monarch, autocrat, despot, tyrant, oligarch, crowned head, emperor, king, anointed king, majesty, imperator, protector, president, stadholder, judge, ceasar, kaiser, czar, tsar, sultan, soldan, grand Turk, caliph, imaum, shah, padishah, sophi, mogul, great mogul, khan, lama, tycoon, mikado, tenno, inca, cazique, voivode, landamman, seyyid, Abuna, cacique, czarowitz, grand seignior, prince, duke, archduke, doge, elector, seignior, marland, margrave, rajah, emir, wali, sheik nizam, nawab, empress, queen, sultana, czarina, princess, infanta, duchess, margravine, czarevna, czarita, maharani, rani, rectrix, regent, viceroy, exarch, palatine, khedive, hospodar, beglerbeg, three-tailed bashaw, pasha, bashaw, bey, beg, dey, scherif, tetrarch, satrap, mandarin, subahdar, nabob, maharajah, burgrave, laird, collector, commissioner, deputy commissioner, woon, the authorities, the powers that be, the government, staff, etat major, aga, official, man in office, person in authority, sircar, sirkar, Sublime Porte, marshal, field marshal, marechal, general, generalissimo, commander in chief, seraskier, hetman, lieutenant general, major general, colonel, lieutenant colonel, major, captain, centurion, skipper, lieutenant, first lieutenant, second lieutenant, sublieutenant, officer, staff officer, aide-de-camp, brigadier, brigade major, adjutant, jemidar, ensign, cornet, cadet, subaltern, noncommissioned officer, warrant officer, sergeant, sergeant major, color sergeant, corporal, corporal major, lance corporal, acting corporal, drum major, captain general, dizdar, knight marshal, naik, pendragon, mayor, mayoralty, prefect, chancellor, archon, provost, magistrate, syndic, alcalde, alcaid, burgomaster, corregidor, seneschal, alderman, councilman, committeeman, councilwoman, warden, constable, portreeve, lord mayor, officer, dewan, fonctionnaire, admiral, admiralty, rear admiral, vice admiral, port admiral, commodore, captain, commander, lieutenant, ensign, skipper, mate, master, officer of the day, OD, navarch, da locum melioribus, der Furst ist der erste Diener seines Staats, the prince is the first servant of his state, lord of thy presence and no land beside.

Wealth

N wealth, riches, fortune, handsome fortune, opulence, affluence, good circumstances, easy circumstances, independence, competence, solvency, provision, livelihood, maintenance, alimony, dowry, means, resources, substance, property, command of money, income, capital, money, round sum, mint of money, mine of wealth, El Dorado, bonanza, Pacatolus, Golconda, Potosi, long purse, full purse, well lined purse, heavy purse, deep pockets, purse of Fortunatus, embarras de richesses, pelf, Mammon, lucre, filthy lucre, loaves and fishes, rich man, moneyed man, warm man, man of substance, capitalist, millionaire, tippybob, Nabob, Croesus, idas, Plutus, Dives, Timon of Athens, Timocracy, Plutocracy, Danae, wealthy, rich, affluent, opulent, moneyed, monied, worth much, well to do, well off, warm, comfortable, well, well provided for, made of money, rich as Croesus, filthy rich, rich as a Jew, rolling in riches, rolling in wealth, flush, flush of cash, flush of money, flush of tin, in funds, in cash, in full feather, solvent, pecunious, out of debt, in the black, all straight, one's ship coming in, amour fait beaucoup mais argent fait tout, love does much but money does everything, aurea rumpunt tecta quietem, magna servitus ist magna fortuna, mammon, the least erected spirit that fell from Heaven, opum furiata cupido, vera prosperita e non aver necessita, wie gewonnen so zerronnen.