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

Upon its debut in 1986, the watchmaker’s Formula 1 watch was the first to carry the TAG Heuer moniker, instead of the previous name of just Heuer alone. —Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 22 Apr. 2026

Jaquan Wright is known as Two Skin, a moniker that nods to his vitiligo skin disorder. —Emerson Clarridge, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 Apr. 2026

Boise State University students will have to get used to calling one building on campus by a new moniker. —Sally Krutzig, Idaho Statesman, 19 Apr. 2026

Fiapoto is one of the Bay Area’s most prominent contemporary rapper, whose moniker is a reference to his gang, according to police. —Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 17 Apr. 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