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'.