nickname

[US]/ˈnɪkneɪm/
[UK]/ˈnɪkneɪm/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. moniker, familiar name

Example Sentences

The nickname stuck to her.

Rob is a nickname of Robert.

an area nicknamed Sniper's Alley.

The nickname of "supreme gundog" is well earned.

Why do you fasten such a nickname on her?

The other children taunted him with nicknames.

acquittal earned him the nickname ‘the Teflon Don’.

Nicknames: Number One, Automan, Flying Man, etc.

The teacher was aptly nicknamed Chaplin by his students because of his moustachio.

Some Austrians, ungratefully, nicknamed it the “Looter's memorial” or the “Unknown rapist”.

On the other hand some of them seemed to be on good terms with the guards, called them by nicknames, and tried to wheedle cigarettes through the spyhole in the door.

The replacement for the Dauntless was the Curtiss SB2C Helldiver, a much larger aircraft but with a much less desirable nickname, "Son of a ***, 2nd Class".

He learned to bet on stoopball, paddleball, and checkers, which he played with other local kids, and with adults who went by nicknames such as Bitter Irving, Bookie, and Nervous Phil.

" This nickname comes from the fact that an important part of railfan activities is visiting railways and train stations to spot trains _(4)_.

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