sobriquet

It would also earn him an uneasy sobriquet: “the Black Edison.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 18, 2026

And though Slater earned the sobriquet “Slater the Traitor” back home, he never returned to Britain to face the consequences.

From Barron's ● Jan. 28, 2026

While extolled by supporters as Venezuela’s “dama de hierro” — the iron lady, a sobriquet bestowed decades ago on British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher — Machado is a controversial figure, even within the Venezuelan opposition.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 12, 2025

The bird, in an inevitable shorthand created by the press, was given the sobriquet "Goldie", as he became headline news.

From BBC ● Mar. 2, 2025

When Tisquantum approached the Pilgrims and identified himself by that sobriquet, it was as if he had stuck out his hand and said, Hello, I’m the Wrath of God.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann

Both sobriquets stem from Ludwig’s penchant for building gargantuan displays of excess at a clip that placed him in massive debt.

From Salon ● Jun. 22, 2025

Galella amassed millions of images in a career that began in the 1960s, earning sobriquets like the “paparazzo extraordinaire” for his up-close, candid shots of the rich and famous.

From Seattle Times ● May 3, 2022

Ashe’s story certainly has moments of great drama and high tension, but, as a sports figure, he inspired decidedly undramatic sobriquets like “the gentle warrior.”

From New York Times ● Dec. 2, 2021

She is unfettered by the sobriquets typically attached to the women who pound the hustings to rally support on behalf of a man who is running for president.

From Washington Post ● Feb. 5, 2020

Nicknames are formed in very many ways, but the two largest classes are sobriquets taken from the names of animals, e.g.

From The Romance of Names by Ernest Weekley