1. a person of great wealth or prominence
2. a European who made a fortune in India during the colonial period
Usage: historical

Examples

• The tech nabob owned several companies worth billions.
• She became a media nabob after her network expanded globally.
• The oil nabobs controlled much of the industry in the early 1900s.
• He lived like a nabob in his mansion overlooking the bay.
• The British nabob returned from India with immense wealth.
• Local nabobs funded the construction of the new museum.