sobriquet
Plural: sobriquets
Noun
- a familiar name for a person (often a shortened version of a person's given name)
- A familiar name for a person or thing; a nickname (sometimes assumed by the person, but often given by others) that is descriptive.
Examples
- “The Bard” is a sobriquet of English playwright William Shakespeare.
Origin / Etymology
Borrowed from French sobriquet (“nickname”), from Middle French soubriquet (“a chuck under the chin”).
Synonyms
byname, cognomen, moniker, nickname, soubriquet, to-name
Scrabble Score: 20
sobriquet: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordsobriquet: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
sobriquet: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 22
sobriquet: valid Words With Friends Word