Friday, April 15, 2016

sobriquet

Definition: (noun) An affectionate or humorous nickname.
Synonyms: cognomen, moniker, nickname, soubriquet.
Usage: Usually he saw things long before others were aware that there was anything to see—a trait that had won for him the sobriquet of Hawk.
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