Thesaurus results for MONIKER

moniker

noun

ˈmä-ni-kər

variants also monicker

Definition of moniker

as in nickname

a descriptive or familiar name given instead of or in addition to the one belonging to an individual seeing as no respectable rodeo performer could possibly be known as Leslie, a suitably masculine moniker was created for him

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as in name

a word or combination of words by which a person or thing is regularly known "Cornelius Jedidiah Beauregard" is his rather unwieldy moniker

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Recent Examples of moniker As Germany’s driver Erik Kosegarten-Heil builds up to another weekend of competition on home waters this weekend, he is reminded of the drama from last August, when the moniker ‘Crashnitz’ entered the SailGP lexicon. — Andrew Rice, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2026 After a brief stint under the moniker of Racing Point, Stroll rebranded the team as Aston Martin for the 2021 campaign. — Justin Birnbaum, Sportico.com, 20 Aug. 2026 The final album Yasiin Bey recorded under the Mos Def moniker, arrived at the beginning of Barack Obama’s first term. — David Harris, SPIN, 19 Aug. 2026 The moniker has also been given to renditions of the Pegasus 38, Air Max Plus and Air Presto, while a mashup of the Air Max 95 and Roger Federer’s Vapor RF released in 2018. — Ian Servantes, Footwear News, 19 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for moniker

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Noun

His daughter Angela West said farming had been part of her father’s life long before Kansas City knew his nickname.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 28 Aug. 2026
Hig nicknames her The Beast, which seems more of an inner monologue moniker.

— Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of nickname

Noun

The cops don’t entirely buy that their serial killer is a high-school student, even as Bret identifies Robert by name.

— Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 27 Aug. 2026
Under the map labeled with Strong's name, the northernmost part of the Central zone would be extended west to I-430.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of name

Noun

The raid drew criticism over separating families, and a group of Idahoans sued, saying officers hurled racial epithets and largely withheld water, food, bathrooms and medical care.

— Idaho Statesman, Idaho Statesman, 15 Aug. 2026
Hochman detailed a number of prosecutions, including the sentence of one man to a life sentence plus seven years with the possibility of parole for a March 23 attack, during which racial epithets were uttered.

— City News Service, Daily News, 6 Aug. 2026

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Its closest showing came in 2024 with Pat Boonnitipat’s How to Make Millions Before Grandma Dies, which became the first Thai submission ever to reach the 15-title shortlist.

— Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 27 Aug. 2026
The studio has released seven titles that have won 10 Emmy Awards and two Annie Awards, with voice talent including Glenn Close, Jennifer Hudson, Ethan Hawke, John Legend, Lupita Nyong’o, Daisy Ridley and Oprah Winfrey.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of title

Noun

Many women-forward organizations are rightfully changing their nomenclature and their audience to be inclusive of non-binary and trans women, because that’s a whole other subsection that is often more ignored.

— Selena Fragassi, SPIN, 10 Aug. 2026
Public-health officials coined a nonjudgmental nomenclature that persists to this day.

— Michael Powell, The Atlantic, 30 July 2026

Definition of nomenclature

Noun

The government said the designation stemmed from Anthropic’s refusal to accept contractual terms, not its views on AI safety.

— Reuters, NBC news, 28 Aug. 2026
The current 10-day minimum stay for position players would be replaced with a one-week designation, and the 15-day pitcher injury list would become a two-week designation.

— Evan Drellich, New York Times, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of designation

Noun

The women, suing collectively under the pseudonym Jane Doe, accused Bank of America of ignoring suspicious transactions by Epstein, who died by suicide in 2019 while awaiting trial.

— Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 27 Aug. 2026
Cutter is the pseudonym for USA Today bestseller Craig Davidson, whose novel won the James Herbert Award for Horror Writing.

— Matt Grobar, Deadline, 27 Aug. 2026

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