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Definition of Sobriquet
1. Noun. A familiar name for a person (often a shortened version of a person's given name). "Henry's nickname was Slim"
Generic synonyms: Appellation, Appellative, Denomination, Designation
Derivative terms: Nickname
Definition of Sobriquet
1. n. An assumed name; a fanciful epithet or appellation; a nickname.
Definition of Sobriquet
1. Noun. A familiar name for a person (typically a shortened version of a person’s given name). ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Sobriquet
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Sobriquet
Literary usage of Sobriquet
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern by Edward Cornelius Towne (1896)
"... silvery it seemed like the ringing of bells on Saturday of Glory or Easter Eve.
HOW THE ORPHAN MANUEL GAINED HIS sobriquet From 'The Child of the Ball' ..."
2. Handy-book of Literary Curiosities by William Shepard Walsh (1892)
"... the morning-coat pattern, now generally giving way to the single-breasted frock.
The " Pink 'un" is a sobriquet for the English Sporting Times, which, ..."
3. An Explanatory and Pronouncing Dictionary of the Noted Names of Fiction by William Adolphus Wheeler (1865)
"Л sobriquet given to John Ncal (b. 1793), a versatile American author, on account
of his impetuosity; adopted by him in some of his works as a pseudonym. ..."
4. Last of the Great Scouts: The Life Story of Col. William F. Cody, "Buffalo Bill" by Helen Cody Wetmore (1899)
"HOW THE sobriquet OF "BUFFALO BILL" WAS WON. IN frontier days a man had but ...
It was while working under this contract that he acquired the sobriquet of ..."
5. Last of the Great Scouts: The Life Story of Col. William F. Cody, "Buffalo Bill" by Helen Cody Wetmore (1899)
"HOW THE sobriquet OF "BUFFALO BILL" WAS WON. IN frontier days a man had but ...
It was while working under this contract that he acquired the sobriquet of ..."
6. Dictionary of Historical Allusions by Harbottle, Thomas Benfield, d. 1904 (1904)
"A sobriquet of Richard Neville, Earl of Warwick (1428-1471). Last of the Knights.
A nickname of Maximilian, Emperor of Germany (1493- 1519)- Last of the ..."
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