sobriquet
sobriquet · sobriquets
прозвище, прозвание
Beiname, Spitzname
A familiar name for a person or thingA familiar name for a person or thing; a nickname (sometimes assumed by the person, but often given by others) that is descriptive.
UK/ˈsəʊ.bɹɪ.keɪ/US/ˈsoʊ.bɹɪ.keɪ/
Meaning
1 sensesA familiar name for a person or thing; a nickname (sometimes assumed by the person, but often given by others) that is descriptive.
“The Bard” is a sobriquet of English playwright William Shakespeare.
Beiname, Spitzname
про́звищеprózvišče, прозва́ниеprozvánije
a familiar name for a person (often a shortened version of a person's given name)
Translations
6 languagesРусский
By meaning 1
familiar name for a person or thing:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
familiar name for a person or thing:
Origin
Borrowed from French sobriquet (“nickname”), from Middle French soubriquet (“a chuck underBorrowed from French sobriquet (“nickname”), from Middle French soubriquet (“a chuck under the chin”).
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Forms
plural: sobriquetsSynonyms
6 synonymsClose in meaning
- a familiar name for a person (often a shortened version of a person's given name):nicknamemonikercognomensoubriquetbyname
Word family
1 related wordsDerivedsobriquetical