Sobriquet Definition

sōbrĭ-kā, -kĕt, sōbrĭ-kā, kĕt
noun
A nickname.
Webster's New World
An assumed name.
Webster's New World

A familiar name for a person (typically a shortened version of a person's given name).

"The Bard" is a sobriquet of English playwright William Shakespeare.
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Noun

Singular:
sobriquet
Plural:
sobriquets

Origin of Sobriquet

  • From French sobriquet (“nickname"), from Middle French soubriquet (“a chuck under the chin").

    From Wiktionary

  • French from Old French soubriquet chuck under the chin

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Sobriquet Sentence Examples

  • He was so handsome in person as to have earned the sobriquet of "the beauty of holiness."

  • His name was Alexander and he was soon to be given the sobriquet of " the Great ".

  • In person Douglas was conspicuously small, being hardly five feet in height, but his large head and massive chest and shoulders gave him the popular sobriquet " The Little Giant."

  • Her gray hair was invariably tied back in the tight bun whence came her sobriquet.

  • Former chairman Clive Thompson earned the sobriquet Mr 20% for the regularity with which the company met this earnings target during the nineties.

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Words Starting With

SSOSOB

Words Ending With

TETUET

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Words Starting With S and Ending With T

Starts With S & Ends With TStarts With SO & Ends With TStarts With S & Ends With ET

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9 Letter Words9 Letter Words Starting With S9 Letter Words Ending With T