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Sobriquet

//ˈsoʊ.bɹɪ.keɪ// noun

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Noun
  1. 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. 2
    a familiar name for a person (often a shortened version of a person's given name) wordnet

Etymology

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

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