What does "sobriquet" mean?

A familiar name for a person or thing; a nickname (sometimes assumed by the person, but often given by others) that is descriptive.

What is a synonym for "sobriquet"?

Common synonyms include: byname, moniker, nickname, alcatraz, alias, byword.

Pronounced //ˈsoʊ.bɹɪ.keɪ//.

/ˈsoʊ.bɹɪ.keɪ/ noun

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Noun

1
A familiar name for a person or thing; a nickname (sometimes assumed by the person, but often given by others) that is descriptive.
"“The Bard” is a sobriquet of English playwright William Shakespeare."
2
a familiar name for a person (often a shortened version of a person's given name) wordnet

"“The Bard” is a sobriquet of English playwright William Shakespeare."

Borrowed from French sobriquet (“nickname”), from Middle French soubriquet (“a chuck under the chin”).