Definition of nabob in English:

nabob

noun ˈneɪbɒbˈneɪbɑb

1historical A Muslim official or governor under the Mogul empire.
〈史〉（印度莫卧儿帝国时代的）地方穆斯林长官
2A person of conspicuous wealth or high status.
富豪；大人物，名人
Example sentencesExamples
- The Natchez nabob bought government bonds that yielded an annual income of $12,600 in the late 1850s.
- Six years in India, painting nabobs and rajas, restored his fortunes.
- For the next eight years he ceased to exhibit and lived the life of a nabob in Cairo.
- Despite what the funding nabobs think, the works that define our film culture to the world outside are the ones that are the most unorthodox.
- The most endangered predators he meets are Indian lions, which were once protected by Indian nabobs but now threaten local livestock and compete with the populace for scarce resources.
- It's a good thing the young'uns have scared the nasty nabobs that run the labels with their high jinks.
- She is happily married to an Irish nabob, Eamon, whose Midas touch makes even his goyishness forgivable.
- They were defended as affording opportunities for new non-landed interests - brewers, bankers, nabobs - to obtain representation.
- Hager is an Asburian nabob; his elderly father is a past president of the college, and Hager himself currently sits on his alma mater's board of trustees.
- She is his insurance beneficiary; the rest of the nabob's once substantial wealth has mysteriously evaporated.
- Now that the series has been pencilled in for another 10 years, perhaps the GAA nabobs might consider giving the manager's job to the one man who deserves it the most.
- He died in 1790, having made a living as a government propagandist and a fortune as agent of the nabob of Arcot.
- It may be true that there are among Buddhist mendicants, living on alms in dirt and penury, some who feel perfectly happy and do not envy any nabob.
- Or rather the network nabobs think they appreciate him, but he's crossed the pond twice to discuss a possible career-making TV deal, to no avail.
- Callers range from the imperious to the crawling, from the famous (represented by their minions) to the social climbers, from nabobs to Mafiosi.
- It dawned on me that all the friends I had made, all two of them, were nabobs, and both had magnanimity.
- ‘One would expect such deportment from scalawags, but not you noble nabobs of Wall Street,’ wrote Cannell.
Synonyms
very rich person, tycoon, magnate, millionaire, billionaire, multimillionaire, plutocrat
informal zillionaire, fat cat, moneybags
British informal squillionaire
rare Croesus, Dives
1. 2.1historical A person who returned from India to Europe with a fortune.
  〈主史〉在印度发财回国的欧洲人
  Example sentencesExamples
  This is nonetheless the India of economic potential, the place where the fortunes of adventurous nabobs were made.
  Visram explains, ‘Indian servants were a symbol of the exalted status of the newly enriched India returned nabob.’

Origin

From Portuguese nababo or Spanish nabab, from Urdu; see also nawab.

Definition of nabob in US English:

nabob

nounˈneɪbɑbˈnābäb

historical

1A Muslim official or governor under the Mogul empire.
〈史〉（印度莫卧儿帝国时代的）地方穆斯林长官
1. 1.1 A person of conspicuous wealth or high status.
  富豪；大人物，名人
  Example sentencesExamples
  She is his insurance beneficiary; the rest of the nabob's once substantial wealth has mysteriously evaporated.
  It's a good thing the young'uns have scared the nasty nabobs that run the labels with their high jinks.
  He died in 1790, having made a living as a government propagandist and a fortune as agent of the nabob of Arcot.
  Now that the series has been pencilled in for another 10 years, perhaps the GAA nabobs might consider giving the manager's job to the one man who deserves it the most.
  The Natchez nabob bought government bonds that yielded an annual income of $12,600 in the late 1850s.
  ‘One would expect such deportment from scalawags, but not you noble nabobs of Wall Street,’ wrote Cannell.
  Callers range from the imperious to the crawling, from the famous (represented by their minions) to the social climbers, from nabobs to Mafiosi.
  Hager is an Asburian nabob; his elderly father is a past president of the college, and Hager himself currently sits on his alma mater's board of trustees.
  Despite what the funding nabobs think, the works that define our film culture to the world outside are the ones that are the most unorthodox.
  They were defended as affording opportunities for new non-landed interests - brewers, bankers, nabobs - to obtain representation.
  Or rather the network nabobs think they appreciate him, but he's crossed the pond twice to discuss a possible career-making TV deal, to no avail.
  The most endangered predators he meets are Indian lions, which were once protected by Indian nabobs but now threaten local livestock and compete with the populace for scarce resources.
  It dawned on me that all the friends I had made, all two of them, were nabobs, and both had magnanimity.
  It may be true that there are among Buddhist mendicants, living on alms in dirt and penury, some who feel perfectly happy and do not envy any nabob.
  Six years in India, painting nabobs and rajas, restored his fortunes.
  For the next eight years he ceased to exhibit and lived the life of a nabob in Cairo.
  She is happily married to an Irish nabob, Eamon, whose Midas touch makes even his goyishness forgivable.
  Synonyms
  very rich person, tycoon, magnate, millionaire, billionaire, multimillionaire, plutocrat
2. 1.2 A person who returned from India to Europe with a fortune.
  〈主史〉在印度发财回国的欧洲人
  Example sentencesExamples
  This is nonetheless the India of economic potential, the place where the fortunes of adventurous nabobs were made.
  Visram explains, ‘Indian servants were a symbol of the exalted status of the newly enriched India returned nabob.’

Origin

From Portuguese nababo or Spanish nabab, from Urdu; see also nawab.

单词	nabob
释义	Definition of nabob in English: nabob noun ˈneɪbɒbˈneɪbɑb 1historical A Muslim official or governor under the Mogul empire. 〈史〉（印度莫卧儿帝国时代的）地方穆斯林长官 2A person of conspicuous wealth or high status. 富豪；大人物，名人 Example sentencesExamples The Natchez nabob bought government bonds that yielded an annual income of $12,600 in the late 1850s. Six years in India, painting nabobs and rajas, restored his fortunes. For the next eight years he ceased to exhibit and lived the life of a nabob in Cairo. Despite what the funding nabobs think, the works that define our film culture to the world outside are the ones that are the most unorthodox. The most endangered predators he meets are Indian lions, which were once protected by Indian nabobs but now threaten local livestock and compete with the populace for scarce resources. It's a good thing the young'uns have scared the nasty nabobs that run the labels with their high jinks. She is happily married to an Irish nabob, Eamon, whose Midas touch makes even his goyishness forgivable. They were defended as affording opportunities for new non-landed interests - brewers, bankers, nabobs - to obtain representation. Hager is an Asburian nabob; his elderly father is a past president of the college, and Hager himself currently sits on his alma mater's board of trustees. She is his insurance beneficiary; the rest of the nabob's once substantial wealth has mysteriously evaporated. Now that the series has been pencilled in for another 10 years, perhaps the GAA nabobs might consider giving the manager's job to the one man who deserves it the most. He died in 1790, having made a living as a government propagandist and a fortune as agent of the nabob of Arcot. It may be true that there are among Buddhist mendicants, living on alms in dirt and penury, some who feel perfectly happy and do not envy any nabob. Or rather the network nabobs think they appreciate him, but he's crossed the pond twice to discuss a possible career-making TV deal, to no avail. Callers range from the imperious to the crawling, from the famous (represented by their minions) to the social climbers, from nabobs to Mafiosi. It dawned on me that all the friends I had made, all two of them, were nabobs, and both had magnanimity. ‘One would expect such deportment from scalawags, but not you noble nabobs of Wall Street,’ wrote Cannell. Synonyms very rich person, tycoon, magnate, millionaire, billionaire, multimillionaire, plutocrat informal zillionaire, fat cat, moneybags British informal squillionaire rare Croesus, Dives 2.1historical A person who returned from India to Europe with a fortune. 〈主史〉在印度发财回国的欧洲人 Example sentencesExamples This is nonetheless the India of economic potential, the place where the fortunes of adventurous nabobs were made. Visram explains, ‘Indian servants were a symbol of the exalted status of the newly enriched India returned nabob.’ Origin From Portuguese nababo or Spanish nabab, from Urdu; see also nawab. Definition of nabob in US English: nabob nounˈneɪbɑbˈnābäb historical 1A Muslim official or governor under the Mogul empire. 〈史〉（印度莫卧儿帝国时代的）地方穆斯林长官 1.1 A person of conspicuous wealth or high status. 富豪；大人物，名人 Example sentencesExamples She is his insurance beneficiary; the rest of the nabob's once substantial wealth has mysteriously evaporated. It's a good thing the young'uns have scared the nasty nabobs that run the labels with their high jinks. He died in 1790, having made a living as a government propagandist and a fortune as agent of the nabob of Arcot. Now that the series has been pencilled in for another 10 years, perhaps the GAA nabobs might consider giving the manager's job to the one man who deserves it the most. The Natchez nabob bought government bonds that yielded an annual income of $12,600 in the late 1850s. ‘One would expect such deportment from scalawags, but not you noble nabobs of Wall Street,’ wrote Cannell. Callers range from the imperious to the crawling, from the famous (represented by their minions) to the social climbers, from nabobs to Mafiosi. Hager is an Asburian nabob; his elderly father is a past president of the college, and Hager himself currently sits on his alma mater's board of trustees. Despite what the funding nabobs think, the works that define our film culture to the world outside are the ones that are the most unorthodox. They were defended as affording opportunities for new non-landed interests - brewers, bankers, nabobs - to obtain representation. Or rather the network nabobs think they appreciate him, but he's crossed the pond twice to discuss a possible career-making TV deal, to no avail. The most endangered predators he meets are Indian lions, which were once protected by Indian nabobs but now threaten local livestock and compete with the populace for scarce resources. It dawned on me that all the friends I had made, all two of them, were nabobs, and both had magnanimity. It may be true that there are among Buddhist mendicants, living on alms in dirt and penury, some who feel perfectly happy and do not envy any nabob. Six years in India, painting nabobs and rajas, restored his fortunes. For the next eight years he ceased to exhibit and lived the life of a nabob in Cairo. She is happily married to an Irish nabob, Eamon, whose Midas touch makes even his goyishness forgivable. Synonyms very rich person, tycoon, magnate, millionaire, billionaire, multimillionaire, plutocrat 1.2 A person who returned from India to Europe with a fortune. 〈主史〉在印度发财回国的欧洲人 Example sentencesExamples This is nonetheless the India of economic potential, the place where the fortunes of adventurous nabobs were made. Visram explains, ‘Indian servants were a symbol of the exalted status of the newly enriched India returned nabob.’ Origin From Portuguese nababo or Spanish nabab, from Urdu; see also nawab.
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