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also monickers
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as in nicknames
a descriptive or familiar name given instead of or in addition to the one belonging to an individual
seeing as no respectable rodeo performer could possibly be known as Leslie, a suitably masculine moniker was created for him
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as in denominations
a word or combination of words by which a person or thing is regularly known
"Cornelius Jedidiah Beauregard" is his rather unwieldy moniker
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Recent Examples of monikers
Both my first and middle names were hand-me-downs, the monikers of my parents' good friends.
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April Wallace, arkansasonline.com, 3 Oct. 2024
These monikers are about right now, in this moment, and importantly, are self-generated, as in, parents are making them up to suit their own tastes and goals.
—Melissa Willets, Parents, 2 Oct. 2024
These can be monikers such as Blossom, Cub, Lilibet, Posey and others.
—Hannah Sacks, People.com, 30 Sep. 2024
April Wallace, arkansasonline.com, 3 Oct. 2024
These monikers are about right now, in this moment, and importantly, are self-generated, as in, parents are making them up to suit their own tastes and goals.
—Melissa Willets, Parents, 2 Oct. 2024
These can be monikers such as Blossom, Cub, Lilibet, Posey and others.
—Hannah Sacks, People.com, 30 Sep. 2024
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“Monikers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/monikers. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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