Definition of sobriquet
:a descriptive name or epithet :nickname
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so·bri·quet
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ˈsō-bri-ˌkā
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-ˌket
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ˌsō-bri-ˈkā
,
-ˈket
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variants:
or less commonly
soubriquet
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\ˈsō-bri-ˌkā, -ˌket, ˈsü-; ˌsō-bri-ˈkā, -ˈket, ˌsü-\
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Examples of sobriquet in a Sentence
Baseball player Ty Cobb was also known by the sobriquet “The Georgia Peach.”
tagged her with the sobriquet “peanut” because of her diminutive size
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The fallout was significant enough to earn a sobriquet in the financial markets: the taper tantrum.
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The fallout was significant enough to earn a sobriquet in the financial markets: the taper tantrum.
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The fallout was significant enough to earn a sobriquet in the financial markets: the taper tantrum.
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The fallout was significant enough to earn a sobriquet in the financial markets: the taper tantrum.
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Jailed for life in 1966, the couple were known as the Moors Murderers, a headline writers’ sobriquet derived from their practice of burying their victims on Saddleworth Moor, a remote and hilly area near Manchester, in northwest England.
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With sobriquets like the Holy Order of Armageddon (HOA), these guilds take themselves very seriously.
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Did You Know?
This synonym of nickname has the same meaning in modern French as it does in English. In Middle French, however, its earlier incarnation soubriquet referred to both a nickname and a tap under the chin. Centuries later, the connection between these two meanings isn't clear, but what is clear is that the "nickname" meaning of sobriquet was well established in French by the time English speakers borrowed the term in the mid-17th century - and was the only meaning that was adopted. In current English, the spelling sobriquet is most common, but soubriquet is also an accepted variant.
Origin and Etymology of sobriquet
sobriquet Synonyms
Synonyms
alias, byname, cognomen, epithet, handle, moniker (also monicker), nickname (also soubriquet), surnameRelated Words
appellation, denomination, denotation, designation, label, tag, title; anonym, nom de guerre, nom de plume, pen name, pseudonymLearn More about sobriquet
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