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💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Nabob"

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Word	Definition
viziernoun	(history) A high-ranking official or minister in an Islamic government, especially in the Ottoman Empire.
bigwignoun	(informal) A person of importance in a group or organization.
vipnoun	Initialism of very important person. [A person who is accorded special privileges due to their status or importance.]
moneybagsnoun	(informal) A wealthy person.
bigshotnoun	Alternative form of big shot. [(informal, idiomatic) A person with a reputation of importance or power.]
nawaubnoun	Alternative form of nawab. [(historical) A Muslim official in South Asia acting as a provincial deputy ruler under the Mughal empire; a local governor.]
nawabnoun	(historical) A Muslim official in South Asia acting as a provincial deputy ruler under the Mughal empire; a local governor.
nawaabnoun	Alternative form of nawab. [(historical) A Muslim official in South Asia acting as a provincial deputy ruler under the Mughal empire; a local governor.]
nawaubshipnoun	Alternative form of nawabship. [The rank or condition of a nawab.]
nakhodanoun	(historical) A travelling merchant in parts of South-East Asia, in charge of a vessel.
naiquenoun	Archaic form of naik. [A lord or governor in South Asia.]
rajahnoun	A Hindu prince or ruler in India.
choabdarnoun	Alternative form of chobdar. [(India, historical) A frequent attendant of Indian nobles, and formerly also of Anglo-Indian officials of rank, carrying a staff overlaid with silver.]
zamindarnoun	(South Asia, historical) An Indian landowner who collected local taxes and paid them to the British government.
great mogulnoun	(dated) A Mughal emperor.
thakurnoun	A surname from Hindi.
chobedarnoun	Alternative form of chobdar. [(India, historical) A frequent attendant of Indian nobles, and formerly also of Anglo-Indian officials of rank, carrying a staff overlaid with silver.]
naignoun	Archaic form of naik. [A lord or governor in South Asia.]
mogornoun	Obsolete spelling of Moghul. [A head of the Timurid dynasty founded by Zahīr-ud-Dīn Muhammed Bābur (1483-1530) which controlled large parts of southern Asia from the 16th to the 19th centuries.]
chobadarnoun	Alternative form of chobdar. [(India, historical) A frequent attendant of Indian nobles, and formerly also of Anglo-Indian officials of rank, carrying a staff overlaid with silver.]