nickname
noun
a name added to or substituted for the proper name of a person, place, etc., as in affection, ridicule, or familiarity.
has nicknamed
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present perfectof nickname (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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At the time the image was captured, the rover was operating west of Jezero Crater in a region the mission's science team has nicknamed "Arbot."
From Science Daily ● Jul. 14, 2026
Mr Holbrook has nicknamed the decluttering rodent Welsh Tidy Mouse, to avoid confusion with another mouse spotted keeping a shed in order in Bristol in 2019.
From BBC ● Jan. 9, 2024
“The game is ready to grow its fan base,” said former big league pitcher Dave Stewart, one of the leaders of a Nashville expansion effort that already has nicknamed its potential team the Stars.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 21, 2023
On the first drive, Washington aired the ball downfield to Moss, whom Washington has nicknamed “Maxxi.”
From Washington Post ● Oct. 1, 2022
His only political feeling had been hitherto a sentimental Jacobitism, not more or less respectable than that of Scott, Aytoun, and the rest of what George Borrow has nicknamed the "Charlie over the water" Scotchmen.
From Familiar Studies of Men and Books by Robert Louis Stevenson
