A nabob, an English form of "nawab", is a merchant-leader of high social status and wealth. Nabob may also refer to: Nabob (coffee), a brand of coffee in Canada HMS Nabob (D77), a Bogue-class escort aircraft carrier Nabob, Wisconsin, an unincorporated community Nawab, the provincial governor or viceroy in the Mughal empire The Nabob, a play by the 18th-century English playwright Samuel Foote. See also Nabab (disambiguation)