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    sobriquet
    /ˈsəʊbrɪkeɪ/

    noun

    • 1. a person's nickname: "she was a vast and haughty person who answered to the sobriquet ‘Duchesse’"

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  2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › sobriquetSobriquet Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    This synonym of nickname has the same meaning in modern French as it does in English. In Middle French, however, its earlier incarnation soubriquet referred to both a nickname and a tap under the chin.

  3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishSOBRIQUET | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    SOBRIQUET definition: 1. a name given to someone or something that is not their or its real or official name: 2. a name…. Learn more.

  4. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionarySOBRIQUET | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    SOBRIQUET meaning: 1. a name given to someone or something that is not their or its real or official name: 2. a name…. Learn more.

  5. www.dictionary.com › browse › sobriquetSOBRIQUET Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Sobriquet definition: a nickname.. See examples of SOBRIQUET used in a sentence.

  6. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › sobriquetSobriquet - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    Sobriquets are usually given to you by other people, but you can choose one for yourself if you want. If your name is Jennifer and you tend to introduce yourself as Jen, this also qualifies as a sobriquet.

  7. www.yourdictionary.com › sobriquetSobriquet Definition & Meaning | YourDictionary

    A familiar name for a person (typically a shortened version of a person's given name). "The Bard" is a sobriquet of English playwright William Shakespeare. Wiktionary. Synonyms: moniker. cognomen. byname. nickname. soubriquet. alias. handle. epithet. appellation. Other Word Forms of Sobriquet. Noun. Singular: sobriquet. Plural: sobriquets.

  8. www.thefreedictionary.com › sobriquetSobriquet - definition of sobriquet by The Free Dictionary

    sobriquet - a familiar name for a person (often a shortened version of a person's given name); "Joe's mother would not use his nickname and always called him Joseph"; "Henry's nickname was Slim"

  9. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › us › definitionsobriquet noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

    Definition of sobriquet noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  10. www.collinsdictionary.com › us › dictionarySOBRIQUET definition in American English | Collins English ...

    A sobriquet is a humorous name that people give someone or something. [written] From his staff he earned the sobriquet "Mumbles." Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers. Word Frequency. sobriquet in American English. (ˈsoʊbrəˌkeɪ ; ˈsoʊbrəˌkɛt ; ˌ soʊbrəˈkeɪ ; ˌsoʊbrəˈkɛt ) noun. 1. a nickname. 2.

  11. www.ldoceonline.com › dictionary › sobriquetsobriquet | meaning of sobriquet in Longman Dictionary of...

    sobriquet meaning, definition, what is sobriquet: an unofficial title or name: Learn more.