moniker

noun

mon·​i·​ker ˈmä-ni-kər 

variants or less commonly monicker

plural monikers also monickers

informal

: name, nickname

"Hoosier" is a common moniker for a resident of Indiana.

Twentysomethings. Generation X. Slackers. Why isn't there a standard moniker for the flannel-clad, grunge-happy, jaded, cynical loafers born in the Sixties and Seventies?

—James Aley

Living up to the exclamation mark occasionally inserted into her moniker, P!nk belts loudly, raps lustily, moans orgasmically, and, unlike Britney, is altogether believable as an out-of-control party monster.

—David Browne

More than a half-dozen automakers have announced electric pickup trucks, and Ford has chosen the Mustang monicker for its new compact electric SUV.

—Bill Howard

Synonyms of moniker

• nickname
• epithet

Examples of moniker in a Sentence

He earned the moniker “Gator” from his days wrestling alligators in Florida.

I think “Happy” is an appropriate moniker for someone who smiles so much.

Recent Examples on the Web

Crossing county lines between Sonoma to the south and Mendocino to the north, this area is so little-known, even to locals, that marketing experts have saddled it with the moniker Mendonoma, in an effort to locate it in the cultural consciousness. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 Oct. 2026

McGee came up in San Francisco’s graffiti scene in the 1980s, developing a visual language under the moniker Twist that included faces, liquor bottles and stylized screws. — Jane Horowitz, Los Angeles Times, 29 Oct. 2026

Even Mbappé’s French teammate Ousmane Dembélé made a joke about the moniker during the 2026 World Cup, referring to Mbappé as Mobut after Mobutu Sese Seko, the dictator who ruled the Democratic Republic of Congo for three decades. — Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 28 Oct. 2026

This is the Leeds full-length that sounds most like the previous one, despite the producer typically showing great range even across his individual monikers. — Daniel Bromfield, Pitchfork, 27 Oct. 2026

Word History

Etymology

probably from Shelta (language of Irish itinerants) mŭnnik, modification of Irish ainm

First Known Use

1851, in the meaning defined above