Meaning & use

nob

noun·Advanced

A wealthy or high-status person, used informally and chiefly in older British slang, sometimes with a mocking tone.

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The local nobs arrived at the charity ball in gleaming cars and expensive suits.

He joked that the private club was full of nobs who never worked a day in their lives.

A note on using this word

Nob is dated British slang, often used with light mockery toward people seen as upper-class or privileged.

Words with a similar meaning

toff

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