sobriquet

IPA: sˈoʊbrʌkeɪ

noun

  • A familiar name for a person or thing; a nickname (sometimes assumed by the person, but often given by others), that is descriptive.
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Examples of "sobriquet" in Sentences

  • She knows your sobriquet.
  • Charlemagne is a compound of name and sobriquet.
  • That is how Jayasimha earned the sobriquet of Siddharaja.
  • This act earned her the sobriquet 'Isabel the Redemptress'.
  • Alfonso the Battler earned his sobriquet in the Reconquista.
  • For his efforts, Sen earned the sobriquet 'Gandhi of Arambagh'.
  • It is much better than the idea of using nickname over sobriquet.
  • He is sometimes known by the sobriquet 'The Austrian March King'.
  • I take issue with the concept that use of sobriquet is pretentious.
  • It is one of the reasons for his sobriquet 'The Cradle of Infantry'.

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