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Definition of nabob:
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:
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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."
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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.