nabob

na·bob

noun \ˈnā-ˌbäb\

Definition of NABOB

1

: a provincial governor of the Mogul empire in India

2

: a person of great wealth or prominence

Examples of NABOB

1. <dressed conservatively so as to make a good impression with the nabobs on the co-op's board>

Origin of NABOB

Hindi navāb & Urdu nawāb, from Arabic nuwwāb, plural of nā'ib governor

First Known Use: 1612

Related to NABOB

Synonyms: big, big boy, big cheese, bigfoot, biggie, big gun, big leaguer, big-timer, big wheel, bigwig, fat cat, heavy, heavy hitter, heavyweight, high-muck-a-muck (or high-muckety-muck), honcho, kahuna, kingfish, kingpin, major leaguer, muckety-muck (also muck-a-muck or mucky-muck), big shot, nawab, nibs, nob [chiefly British], pooh-bah (also poo-bah), wheel

Antonyms: lightweight, nobody, nonentity, nothing, shrimp, twerp, whippersnapper, zero, zilch

Related Words: baron, czar (also tsar or tzar), king, lion, magnate, mogul, prince, tycoon; VIP

Near Antonyms: inferior, subordinate, underling; mediocrity, obscurity

[+]more[-]hide

Other Government and Politics Terms

agent provocateur, agitprop, autarky, cabal, egalitarianism, federalism, hegemony, plenipotentiary, popular sovereignty, socialism

Rhymes with NABOB

bedaub, corncob, day job, demob, doorknob, heartthrob, hobnob, macabre, McJob, memsahib, nawab, plumb bob, Punjab, snow job, stop knob, Welsh cob