sobriquet

Noun

Meaning

An assumed name; a fanciful epithet or appellation; a nickname.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

byname nickname moniker cognomen soubriquet name title incognito description handle label designation tag denomination nomenclature

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Antonyms

name neglect forename moniker praenomen first name

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Hypernyms

designation denomination appellation appellative

Phrases with the word

who goes by the sobriquet christian sobriquet

Examples

Joe's mother would not use his nickname and always called him Joseph Source: Internet

Henry's nickname was Slim Source: Internet

As Chancellor Gladstone became committed to low public spending and to electoral reform, earning him the sobriquet "The People's William". Source: Internet

But Alan King already had that last name and sobriquet, so he would be the Prince of comedy instead. Source: Internet

Her common portrayal as the stereotypical "blonde bimbo" eventually earned her the sobriquet "Carol Cleavage" from the other Pythons, but she felt that the variety of her roles should not be described in such a pejorative way. Source: Internet

It was at this time that Phoolan, known until then by only one name, received the respectful sobriquet "Devi" from a reverent media. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

sobre-vest sobremesa sobriety sobriquetical sobuzoxane soc