/ nɒb; NAmE nɑːb/ noun
( old-fashioned , BrE , informal ) a person who has a high social position; a member of the upper class
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WORD ORIGIN
late 17th cent. (originally Scots as knab ): of unknown origin.
/ nɒb; NAmE nɑːb/ noun
( old-fashioned , BrE , informal ) a person who has a high social position; a member of the upper class
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WORD ORIGIN
late 17th cent. (originally Scots as knab ): of unknown origin.
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005