nom de guerre

[ nom duh gair; French nawn duh ger ]

noun

, plural noms de guerre [nomz d, uh, , gair, naw, n, d, uh, , ger].

1. an assumed name, as one under which a person fights, paints, writes, etc.; pseudonym.

nom de guerre

/ ˈnɒm də ˈɡɛə /

noun

1. an assumed name; pseudonym

Word History and Origins

Origin of nom de guerre¹

< French: literally, war name

Word History and Origins

Origin of nom de guerre¹

French, literally: war name

Example Sentences

Chi marketed his iCloud break-in "services" under the nom de guerre icloudripper4you.

From Ars Technica

But Steinitz had particularly stern words for Abbas, whom he referred to by his nom de guerre, Abu Mazen.

From The Daily Beast

Even his name is a nom de guerre: Before launching the Temple, he went by the somewhat less evocative Doug Mesner.

From The Daily Beast

It is headed by another shadowy figure using the nom de guerre Abu Muhammad al Golani.

From The Daily Beast

A former military man, Molina had served under Rios Montt, reportedly under the nom de guerre Major Tito.

From The Daily Beast

A month-long siege there led to the death of top rebel commander, Youssef al-Jader, who used the nom de guerre Abu Furat.

From The Daily Beast

It was thought and said that she was intellectual; it was suspected of her that she wrote under a nom de guerre.

From Project Gutenberg

The work was exploded, and he wrote an abusive treatise under the nom de guerre of Benedetto Aletino.

From Project Gutenberg

The irony of the King's choice of a nom de guerre seems to have escaped the historian.

From Project Gutenberg

Lynch succeeded a worthy named Hearne—a nom de guerre, his enemies averred, for the less euphonious one of Herring.

From Project Gutenberg

Amid roars of laughter (for this was at a public meeting in Dublin), O'Connell proceeded to justify the nom de guerre.

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