moniker

or mon·ick·er

[ mon-i-ker ]

/ ˈmɒn ɪ kər /

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noun Slang.

a person's name, especially a nickname or alias.

Origin of moniker

1850–55; probably < Shelta mŭnnik name (alleged to be a permutation and extension of Irish ainm name); final -er may represent -er¹ or, as a spelling of ə, simply release of the k

Words nearby moniker

monial, monic, monica, monied, monies, moniker, monilethrix, monilia, monilial, moniliasis, moniliform

Example sentences from the Web for moniker

“Tu eres como chuleria en pote,” goes the Puerto Rican expression that gave rise to his moniker.

In The Shadow of Murdered Cops |Michael Daly |December 26, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
He called the AEI president “the spiritual leader of the capitalist people,” a moniker that Brooks embraces.

D.C.’s Conservative Guru Finds His Inner Hippie |Eleanor Clift |June 27, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
In the interim, Herring took a short break from the band to dabble in his side-project—rapping under the moniker Hemlock Ernst.

Future Islands Frontman Samuel T. Herring on Their 11-Year Journey to Letterman and Viral Stardom |Marlow Stern |April 3, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
She even embraced, indeed capitalized on, the sexist "Money Honey" moniker bestowed upon her.

Maria Bartiromo: What Went Wrong at CNBC, and Why the ‘Money Honey’ Moved to Fox |Lloyd Grove |March 28, 2014 |DAILY BEAST

Joshua DuBois: Anton, how did you get the moniker "Mr Health Care"?

How a Tough-Talking Former Football Star Is Helping to Save Obamacare |Joshua DuBois |January 12, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
This laconic epitome of a gigantic event had crystallized into a moniker for Carson, and he became solely "Death-on-the-trail."

Bulldog Carney |W. A. Fraser
So good an artist should put his "moniker" on his productions.

Astounding Stories of Super-Science September 1930 |Various

British Dictionary definitions for moniker

moniker

monicker

/ (ˈmɒnɪkə) /

noun

slang a person's name or nickname

Word Origin for moniker

C19: from Shelta munnik, altered from Irish ainm name

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