单词 | moniker |
释义 | moniker (once / 20920 pages) n A moniker is a nickname. Basketball player Charles Barkley had the moniker "The Round Mound of Rebound." A moniker is a nickname or pet name for a person. People who are dating or friends often have monikers like "Sweetie" and "Schmoopie." Some monikers are shortened versions of your name, like "Ed" or "Eddie" for "Edward." Athletes and other famous people have many monikers. There was a very large football player for the Chicago Bears (William Perry) whose moniker was "The Refrigerator." That's a lot nicer moniker than "Ivan the Terrible." WORD FAMILYmoniker: monikers USAGE EXAMPLESThe moniker was ridiculed by Republicans as the unemployment rate still hovered around 9.5%. Los Angeles Times(Dec 31, 2016) The Coyote currently is without an established moniker. Washington Times(Dec 26, 2016) In other words: Don’t judge a reboot by its moniker. Slate(Dec 22, 2016) n a familiar name for a person (often a shortened version of a person's given name) Syn|Hyper byname, cognomen, nickname, sobriquet, soubriquet appellation, appellative, denomination, designation identifying word or words by which someone or something is called and classified or distinguished from others |
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