Moniker definition
A personal name or nickname.
noun
A personal name or nickname; an informal label, often drawing attention to a particular attribute.
The rookie policewoman was upset being called Lemon Drop until she realized that everyone on the police force has a moniker.
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The definition of a moniker is a name or nickname.
Your nickname is an example of your moniker.
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(informal) A person's name or nickname.
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(computing) An object (structured item of data) used to associate the name of an object with its location.
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Other Word Forms
Noun
Singular:
moniker
Plural:
monikersOrigin of moniker
- Probably from Shelta munik name possibly alteration of Irish Gaelic ainm from Old Irish nō̆-men- in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
- Partridge (A Dictionary of Historical Slang) suggests a corruption of monogram, which is suggestive of the sense signature.
From Wiktionary
- Backslang for ekename (compare nickname);
From Wiktionary
- From Shelta munik;
From Wiktionary
- From monk;
From Wiktionary