nom de guerre

[nom duh gair; French nawn duh ger]

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noun, plural noms de guerre

[nomz duh gair; French nawn duh ger] /ˌnɒmz də ˈgɛər; French nɔ̃ də ˈgɛr/.

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

Origin of nom de guerre

< French: literally, war name

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Related Words for nom de guerre

alias, pseudonym, anonym

Examples from the Web for nom de guerre

Historical Examples of nom de guerre

It is the frequent habit of French caricaturists to employ a nom-de-guerre.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 3
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Eventually, however, he altered his nom-de-guerre to Gawain Douglas, one more in accordance with his patriotic sentiments.
Allan Ramsay
William Henry Oliphant Smeaton
A Popular poetess of the period, usually using the nom-de-guerre of "Christabel."
The Felon's Track
Michael Doheny

British Dictionary definitions for nom de guerre

nom de guerre

noun plural noms de guerre (ˈnɒm də ˈɡɛə)

an assumed name; pseudonym

Word Origin for nom de guerre

French, literally: war name

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