name tag

noun

: a piece of paper, cloth, plastic, or metal that has a person's name written on it and that is attached to the person's clothing
She handed out name tags for people to wear at the conference.
I didn't notice the supervisor's name tag on his uniform.

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At the funeral home in Texas, Jesse’s body was embalmed, his body bag bearing the official tag from the Medical Examiner’s Office was incinerated, and the mortuary placed a new name tag on Jesse’s ankle. Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Apr. 2026 Zara Tindall attended the Cheltenham Festival on Tuesday, March 10, wearing a navy outfit with a name tag. Juliana Ukiomogbe, InStyle, 10 Mar. 2026 With all meetings relegated to Zoom, D’Amaro would cover his name tag with masking tape and scribble his emotional state with a blue pen. Brent Lang, Variety, 25 Feb. 2026 Vuitton expects its special-edition Monogram products to be collectible, and each bag comes with a name tag that doubles as a cardholder, and an inside label demarcating it as part of an anniversary collection. Miles Socha, Footwear News, 30 Dec. 2025 See All Example Sentences for name tag

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“Name tag.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/name%20tag. Accessed 23 Apr. 2026.

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