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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Several months ago, a report claimed that the film was shedding its IP identity by retitling itself to The Resurrected, however that title was nothing more than one of several code names used during production. Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 20 Apr. 2026 Raptor Lake was the code name for 2023’s 13th-generation Core family, and most versions of Raptor Lake were the same silicon used for 2022’s 12th-generation Core CPUs. Andrew Cunningham, ArsTechnica, 16 Apr. 2026 Its code name was Operation Sideswipe. Patrick Radden Keefe, New Yorker, 13 Apr. 2026 The gang used costumes and comic book code names like Batman and Robin and tried to stage an accident to kidnap Schiller. Troy Roberts, CBS News, 8 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for code name

Word History

First Known Use

1867, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
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 23 Apr. 2026.

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