sobriquet
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English
Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowed from French sobriquet (“nickname”), from Middle French soubriquet (“a chuck under the chin”).
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /ˈsəʊ.bɹɪ.keɪ/
- (US) enPR: ʹsōbrĭkā, ʹsōbrĭkĕt, IPA(key): /ˈsoʊ.bɹɪ.keɪ/, /ˈsoʊ.bɹɪ.kɛt/
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Noun
sobriquet (plural sobriquets)
- A familiar name for a person or thing; a nickname (sometimes assumed by the person, but often given by others), that is descriptive.
- Synonyms: cognomen, moniker, nickname
- “The Bard” is a sobriquet of English playwright William Shakespeare.
- 1862, A. Banning Norton, (Please provide the book title or journal name):
- The sobriquet of Johnny Appleseed attached to him, though his real name was Chapman, in consequence of his being ever engaged in gathering and planting appleseed and cultivating nurseries of apple trees.
- 1951 November, David R. Webb, “The Drummond 4-4-0 Locomotives”, in Railway Magazine, page 774:
- They turned out to be speedy machines and earned the sobriquet "Greyhounds", giving excellent performances on the Exeter run.
Synonyms
Translations
familiar name for a person or thing
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French
Etymology
Inherited from Middle French soubriquet (“a chuck under the chin”).
Pronunciation
Noun
sobriquet m (plural sobriquets)
Further reading
- “sobriquet”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé , 2012.