code name

noun

: a designation having a coded and usually secret meaning
code-name transitive verb

Examples of code name in a Sentence

Every secret agent has a code name.
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While Beijing uses code names to obscure some of their military projects, CNN’s research revealed – and then pinpointed – the sites. Tamara Qiblawi, CNN Money, 7 Nov. 2025 The book takes its title from Cheney’s Secret Service code name. Karl Vick, Time, 4 Nov. 2025 The Rats began production under the code name Riff Raff in Cape Town, South Africa, with longtime Witcher writer Haily Hall as showrunner. Scott Meslow, Vulture, 31 Oct. 2025 Defense Minister Israel Katz said the raids, carried out under the code name Package Delivered, dealt a heavy blow. Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 25 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for code name

Word History

First Known Use

1867, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of code name was in 1867

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“Code name.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/code%20name. Accessed 11 Nov. 2025.

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