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noun

ˈnik-ˌnām

Definition of nickname

as in moniker

a descriptive or familiar name given instead of or in addition to the one belonging to an individual his wavy hair earned him the nickname "Curly" early in life

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Recent Examples of nickname

Noun

Friends said Mathis acquired the Maybach nickname because of his association with Ross, whose record label is Maybach Music Group. — Leonard Greene, New York Daily News, 8 Oct. 2026 Lalo, who asked that only his nickname be used for fear of retaliation, had come from California to work on his boss’ project. — Joe Rubin, Sacbee.com, 8 Oct. 2026

Verb

Lunar Outpost's rover, nicknamed Pegasus, is lighter and can travel about three mph faster. — Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 27 May 2026 The whale, affectionately nicknamed Timmy, was rescued and subsequently stranded several times during his stint in the public eye. — Rachel Raposas, PEOPLE, 26 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for nickname

Recent Examples of Synonyms for nickname

Noun

Then Irma publishes a manifesto in the campus newspaper under the moniker Witches of Westish.

— B. D. McClay, New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2026
Related Articles The dinosaur has been given the elegant name Invictibellatrix amberina, which is quite a moniker for a speciman that spent much of the past hundred years in storage.

— Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of moniker

Noun

The American Civil Liberties Union sued in February, alleging officers hurled racial epithets, acted violently, and largely withheld food, water, bathrooms and medical care.

— Sarah Cutler, Idaho Statesman, 19 Oct. 2026
Hochman detailed a number of prosecutions, including the sentence of one man to a life sentence plus seven years with the possibility of parole for a March 23 attack, during which racial epithets were uttered.

— City News Service, Daily News, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of epithet

Noun

Like other Tigrayans quoted in this story, he is being referred to only by his surname for fear of retaliation by armed groups.

— Siyanne Mekonnen, Christian Science Monitor, 16 Oct. 2026
Even his surname sounded like a nickname dreamed up by Seth Rogen or Judd Apatow.

— Robb Report, Robb Report, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of surname

Verb

In some cases, police and lawyers inflict further harm by misgendering and misnaming victims.

— Kristin Lam, USA TODAY, 20 Nov. 2019
In some editions, a story that began on the cover about the central SoMa development lawsuit settlement misnamed a nonprofit developer hoping to build affordable housing in South of Market.

— SFChronicle.com, SFChronicle.com, 1 Oct. 2019

Definition of misname

Verb

The memo does not specify how the restrictions would apply to prediction market platforms.

— Jessica Golden,Contessa Brewer, CNBC, 16 Oct. 2026
However, the latest contract announcement does not specify which features are being developed for this customer.

— Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of specify

Verb

The cinematic film follows a number of wrestlers in different stages of their careers, including a yokozuna, a title denoting the highest rank in professional sumo, over the course of a year.

— Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 12 Oct. 2026
The machine generated about a dozen or so graphs, marked by human figures and bursts of colors that denoted energy fields, broken down by organ—and even tooth.

— Jessica Sulima, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Oct. 2026

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