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sobriquet

noun

ˈsō-bri-ˌkā

variants also soubriquet

Definition of sobriquet

as in nickname

a descriptive or familiar name given instead of or in addition to the one belonging to an individual tagged her with the sobriquet "peanut" because of her diminutive size

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Recent Examples of sobriquet This was the achievement that earned him the sobriquet the All-Crushing Kant, leaving no traditional dogma standing. — Adam Kirsch, New Yorker, 27 Oct. 2025 Maintaining Tight Control Those closest to Il Signor Armani – his sobriquet among employees and collaborators – have been groomed to follow his lead. — Pamela N. Danziger, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025 The kidnapping and killing of Charles Lindbergh’s son often is given that sobriquet. — The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 14 Aug. 2025 Theoretically, September would bring four new iPhones as usual but they would be called iPhone 17, iPhone 17 Air (or some other sobriquet suggesting thinness), iPhone 17 Pro and iPhone 17 Ultra. — David Phelan, Forbes, 15 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for sobriquet

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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 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

Definition of epithet

Noun

At this early juncture, the O’Hare Flyer needs a Chicago train daddy, to borrow the moniker famously given to the British transit executive Andy Byford, who now is leading the overhaul of New York’s Penn Station.

— The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 25 Aug. 2026
Unlike Pluto's naming, when the public suggested monikers for the new planet, the public didn't participate in the scientific process of its recategorization.

— Stefanie Waldek, Space.com, 24 Aug. 2026

Definition of moniker

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