sobriquet

“Anthony the Turk” sounds like the sobriquet of a scoundrel in a Mafia movie.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 19, 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

An email address associated with him includes the 007 sobriquet of the world's most famous secret agent.

From BBC ● Mar. 7, 2025

In fact, even in their absence they could not be spoken of too harshly unless we used the sobriquet “They.”

From "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" by Maya Angelou

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

A photo of the bird, who shares sobriquets with the rapper Pitbull, is the most popular post on @petfindernames with more than 300,000 likes, and the bird has since been adopted.

From Washington Post ● Aug. 14, 2021

But this week, as a punishing heat wave bears down on Portland and much of western Oregon, Portlanders have given their town such nicknames as “Hotlandia,” along with less polite sobriquets.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 3, 2017

At a club social the hostess proposed a game of "sobriquets," offering a prize for the one who would identify the largest number of the assumed names.

From Cupology How to Be Entertaining by Clara