nob

N n

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [nob]
- /nɒb/
- /nɒb/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [nob]
- /nɒb/

Definitions of nob word

noun nob a person of wealth or social importance. 1
noun nob A person of wealth or high social position. 1
noun nob upper-class person 1
countable noun nob If you refer to a group of people as the nobs, you mean they are rich or come from a much higher social class than you do. 0
noun nob the jack of the suit turned up 0
noun nob a person of social distinction 0

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Origin of nob

First appearance:

before 1690

One of the 49% oldest English words

First recorded in 1690-1700; perhaps variant of knob

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Parts of speech for Nob

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Nob

nob popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 74% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for nob

noun nob

big shot — A big shot is an important and powerful person in a group or organization.
bigwig — If you refer to an important person as a bigwig, you are being rather disrespectful.
big cheese — Someone who has a very important job or position can be referred to as a big cheese.
vip — A VIP is someone who is given better treatment than ordinary people because they are famous, influential, or important. VIP is an abbreviation for 'very important person'.
toff — a stylishly dressed, fashionable person, especially one who is or wants to be considered a member of the upper class.

All 7 Synonyms of nob

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