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Definition of nabob : 1. A deputy or viceroy in India; a governor of a province of the ancient Mogul empire.
2. One who returns to Europe from the East with immense riches: hence, any man of great wealth.

Synonyms:

dignitary, leader, big shot, notable, personage, lion, character, important, someone, big wheel, eminence, muckamuck, somebody, bigwig, notability, VIP, big-timer, nawab, heavyweight

Usage examples:

• Even a few gold pieces would be welcome, and it was evidently the treasure chest of some Indian nabob or other, his ill- gotten gains from the wretched natives he had fleeced and cheated." - "Won from the Waves", W.H.G. Kingston.
• 313. Paradis defeats Nabob of Carnatic at St. Thome, ii. - "A History of the Four Georges, Volume I (of 4)", Justin McCarthy.
• Your Committee find that in the year 1775 Mr. Lauchlan Macleane was sent into England as agent to the Nabob of Arcot and to Mr. Hastings. - "The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. VIII. (of 12)", Edmund Burke.