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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Princess Beatrice, 37, wore a name tag on a lanyard with her business casual outfit, and a close look showed that her royal title on the badge wasn't technically correct.
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Janine Henni, PEOPLE, 30 Oct. 2025
Staff are known to pitch in with impromptu dog-sitting; when one guest had to rush out for a medical emergency, their Bernese mountain dog, Gus, spent the day behind the front desk, name tag and all.
—Beth Landman, HollywoodReporter, 30 Oct. 2025
In Moonraker, Roger Moore sports a silver, reflective suit with a Union Jack and a name tag, built by Jacques Fonteray.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 8 Oct. 2025
And her chihuahua, Betty, had pink glittery nails and a pink glittery collar, and her shiny name tag.
—Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 3 Oct. 2025
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Janine Henni, PEOPLE, 30 Oct. 2025
Staff are known to pitch in with impromptu dog-sitting; when one guest had to rush out for a medical emergency, their Bernese mountain dog, Gus, spent the day behind the front desk, name tag and all.
—Beth Landman, HollywoodReporter, 30 Oct. 2025
In Moonraker, Roger Moore sports a silver, reflective suit with a Union Jack and a name tag, built by Jacques Fonteray.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 8 Oct. 2025
And her chihuahua, Betty, had pink glittery nails and a pink glittery collar, and her shiny name tag.
—Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 3 Oct. 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 7 Nov. 2025.
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