sobriquet

sobriquet Definition

so·bri·quet (sō′brə kā′, -ket′; sō′brə kā′, -ket′)

noun

Etymology: Fr < MFr soubriquet, chuck under the chin < ?

sobriquet Usage Examples

Converse of object

earn: Former chairman Clive Thompson earned the sobriquet Mr 20 % for the regularity with which the company met this earnings target during the nineties.
give: His name was Alexander and he was soon to be given the sobriquet of " the Great " .
gain: The North facade of Boughton House has led to it gaining the sobriquet of ' The English Versailles ' .

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