Sobriquet Definition & Meaning
sobriquet
- noun
- a familiar name for a person (often a shortened version of a person's given name); "Joe's mother would not use his nickname and always called him Joseph"; "Henry's nickname was Slim"
"Sobriquet" in song lyrics
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"haydn's sobriquet"
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Words that rhyme with sobriquet
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- What does sobriquet mean?
- a familiar name for a person (often a shortened version of a person's given name); "Joe's mother would not use his nickname and always called him Joseph"; "Henry's nickname was Slim"
- What part of speech is sobriquet?
- Sobriquet is a noun.