moniker
or mon·ick·er
a person's name, especially a nickname or alias.
Origin of moniker
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How to use moniker in a sentence
The school’s new moniker garnered praise from Harry Belafonte, a fellow Hollywood legend and longtime friend of Poitier.
Arizona State University Names New American Film School After Sidney Poitier | Brande Victorian | February 2, 2021 | Essence.comShe earned the name “Trash Queen” while completing her Harvard thesis on solid waste management, a moniker she wears with pride.
There’s something about being able to shed all the monikers we parents have all had to take on this year for just an hour, where I get to focus completely on myself, or at least, not hurting myself, and re-experience something I loved.
Freed from the pre-pandemic rush, my teen rediscovered a beloved hobby — and so did I | Kristen Chase | January 12, 2021 | Washington PostAntifa is a moniker, not a single group with a clear organizational structure or leader, and no cases could be found in which someone who self-identifies as antifa led violent acts at protests across the country.
The Cleveland team, which has moved away from its cartoonish tribal chief logo and had earlier announced plans to reconsider its moniker, didn’t immediately comment to the Times.
Cleveland’s baseball team plans to drop its ‘Indians’ name | Claire Zillman, reporter | December 14, 2020 | Fortune
“Tu eres como chuleria en pote,” goes the Puerto Rican expression that gave rise to his moniker.
The years between 26 and 34 are rife with those kinds of life changes so heavy they earn moniker of “milestones.”
He called the AEI president “the spiritual leader of the capitalist people,” a moniker that Brooks embraces.
Since The Great White Way was given that strange moniker in 1890, the majority of actors have also bore a pasty complexion.
The Tupac Musical Hits Broadway: Kenny Leon’s ‘Holler If Ya Hear Me’ Is Crazy, Silly Fun | Marlow Stern | June 19, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTIt was intoxicating and thrilling and for the first time, the show felt worthy of its Marvel moniker.
How ‘Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.’ Finally Found Its Way | Jason Lynch | May 14, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThey were to ask for the householder's 'straight moniker'—Mr. Merston.
Chronicles of Martin Hewitt | Arthur MorrisonThis laconic epitome of a gigantic event had crystallized into a moniker for Carson, and he became solely "Death-on-the-trail."
Bulldog Carney | W. A. FraserSo good an artist should put his "moniker" on his productions.
British Dictionary definitions for moniker
monicker
/ (ˈmɒnɪkə) /
slang a person's name or nickname
Origin of moniker
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