noun
nabob
NAY-bob/ˈneɪbɑːb/
A wealthy or influential person.
The wealthy nabob relaxes on her private yacht while an attendant serves refreshments.
Etymology
A title for a provincial deputy or governor came to describe Europeans returning from India with fortunes. Its association with those wealthy returnees produced the broader sense of a very rich person.
In context
the company officials become nabob so how did the company officials become nabobs so most of the company officials did not succeed in making money like Clive
More examples
- A handful of political nabobs decide who gets invited.
- She courts wealthy nabobs to fund the museum.
- He acts like a nabob whenever the staff serves dinner.
Forms
nabob · nabobs
Similar words
- magnate
- Usually identifies someone powerful within a particular industry.
- tycoon
- Emphasizes great wealth and success in business.
- plutocrat
- Specifically suggests people whose wealth gives them political power.