Definition of Nom de guerre

1. Noun. A fictitious name used when the person performs a particular social role.

Exact synonyms: Anonym, Pseudonym
Generic synonyms: Name
Specialized synonyms: Stage Name, Nom De Plume, Pen Name
Derivative terms: Pseudonymous

Definition of Nom de guerre

1. Noun. A pseudonym. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Nom De Guerre

nolle prosequis
nolleity
nollies
nolls
nolo
nolo contendere
nolo episcopari
nolos
nolt
nom
nom-
nom-de-plume
nom.
nom de Web
nom de guerre (current term)
nom de plume
nom nom nom
nom race
noma
nomad
nomade
nomades
nomadian
nomadians
nomadic
nomadically
nomadicity
nomadies
nomadise

Literary usage of Nom de guerre

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Moral tales for young people by Maria Edgeworth (1806)
"... a nom de guerre, I sup- * Heaven knows P answered miss Bur- r**e. * tat nebs Warwick always signed ber ..."

2. A New Dictionary of Quotations from the Greek, Latin, and Modern Languages (1869)
""Captain" is excellent as a nom de guerre. Nominatim. Lat.—"Byname." Nominis umbra. Lat. LUCAN.—"The shadow of a name." He is a mere nominis umbra. ..."

3. Ancient and Modern Familiar Quotations from the Greek, Latin, and Modern (1875)
""Captain" is excellent as a nom de guerre. Nominatim. Lat.—" By name." Nominis umbra. Lat. LUCAN.—" The shadow of a name." He \ia mere nominis umbra. ..."

4. The Life and Letters of Washington Irving by Pierre Munroe Irving (1869)
"Reason for adopting a nom de guerre, for the " Conquest of Granada." — Letters to Peter. — Publication of " Chronicles of Granada." — Letter to Alexander II ..."

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