nom de guerre
noun /ˌnɒm də ˈɡeə(r)/
/ˌnɑːm də ˈɡer/
(plural noms de guerre
(from French, formal) /ˌnɒm də ˈɡeə(r)/
/ˌnɑːm də ˈɡer/
)- a false name that is used, for example, by somebody who belongs to a military organization that is not officialWord OriginFrench, literally ‘war name’.