'Sahib' definitions:
Definition of 'sahib'
(from WordNet)
noun
Formerly a term of respect for important white Europeans in colonial India; used after the name
Definition of 'Sahib'
From: GCIDE
- Sahib \Sa"hib\, Saheb \Sa"heb\, n. [Ar. [,c][=a]hib master, lord, fem. [,c][=a]hibah.] A respectful title or appellation given to Europeans of rank. [India] [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'sahib'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- boss,
- bwana,
- chef,
- chief,
- church dignitary,
- don,
- ecclesiarch,
- effendi,
- elder,
- emir,
- employer,
- Esquire,
- goodman,
- guru,
- Herr,
- husband,
- khan,
- liege,
- liege lord,
- lord,
- lord paramount,
- Master,
- master,
- mirza,
- Mister,
- monsieur,
- overlord,
- padrone,
- paramount,
- paterfamilias,
- patriarch,
- patron,
- rabbi,
- seigneur,
- seignior,
- signor,
- Sir,
- sir,
- sirdar,
- sire,
- sirrah,
- starets,
- teacher