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nabobs

[ney-bob]

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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).

Origin:
1605–15; < Hindi nawāb. See nawab

Related forms

na·bob·er·y

[ney-bob-uh-ree, ney-bob-uh-ree] , na·bob·ism, noun

na·bob·ish, na·bob·i·cal, adjective

na·bob·ish·ly, na·bob·i·cal·ly, adverb

na·bob·ship, noun

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Word Origin & History

nabob

1612, "deputy governor in Mogul Empire," Anglo-Indian, from Hindi nabab, from Arabic nuwwab, honorific pl. 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).

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