nabob
5 synonyms and 1 antonym for nabob, grouped by meaning and by how common each one is.
Noun — A ruler in the Mughal Empire of India.
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Etymology
In colloquial use in English since 1612. It comes from a corruption of Hindustani नवाब (navāb) / نواب (navāb, "nawab"), perhaps by way of Portuguese nababo, which traces back to Classical Persian نَوَّاب (nawwāb), from Arabic نُوَّاب (nuwwāb), the honorific plural of نَائِب (nāʔib, "deputy").
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