Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun nabob

2 senses of nabob

Sense 1
nawab, nabob -- (a governor in India during the Mogul empire)
       => governor -- (the head of a state government)

Sense 2
nabob -- (a wealthy man (especially one who made his fortune in the Orient))
       => man of means, rich man, wealthy man -- (a man who is wealthy)