Define The Word Nawab. From Hindi nawwāb from Arabic nuwwāb plural of naib viceroy governor Collins English Dictionary Complete and Unabridged 12th Edition 2014 HarperCollins Publishers 1991 1994 1998 2000 2003 2006 2007. Big boys big cheeses bigfeet Antonyms.
From the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English. A viceroy or deputy governor under the former Mogul empire in India. Nabob definition any very wealthy influential or powerful person.
Noun Same as nabob.
Formerly a Muslim ruling prince or powerful landowner in India. Nawab usually refers to males. Nabob definition any very wealthy influential or powerful person. Word meaning nawab n.