soubriquet Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a familiar name for a person (often a shortened version of a person's given name)
    moniker; cognomen; byname; sobriquet; nickname.
    • Joe's mother would not use his nickname and always called him Joseph
    • Henry's nickname was Slim

WordNet


Sou`bri`quet" noun
Definitions
  1. See Sobriquet.

Webster 1913