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sobriquet

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9 lettersPronunciation /ˈsəʊ.bɹɪ.keɪ/Part of speech nounSorted beioqrstuStarts with SEnds with T0 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

  1. a familiar name for a person (often a shortened version of a person's given name)

Word origin

Borrowed from French sobriquet (“nickname”), from Middle French soubriquet (“a chuck under the chin”).

Used in a sentence

  • “The Bard” is a sobriquet of English playwright William Shakespeare.
  • So began the memorable paper-chase for an extremely nebulous shop-assistant and a foreigner whose description began and ended with the sobriquet 'Peter the Italian'.
  • They turned out to be speedy machines and earned the sobriquet "Greyhounds", giving excellent performances on the Exeter run.

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