Word Finder - moniker

definition

A personal name or nickname; an informal label, often drawing attention to a particular attribute.

example

The rookie was upset at being called Lemon Drop until she realized that everyone on the team had a silly moniker.

synonyms

• byname
• nickname
• pseudonym
• sobriquet
• street name
• to-name

definition

A signature.

synonyms

• tag

definition

An object (structured item of data) used to associate the name of an object with its location.

After having her around for a while, the group of friends gave the new girl a moniker.

A moniker for Andrew Jackson is "Old Hickory".

Instead of calling you by your real name, I will come up with a moniker to use instead.

The phones created under the Microsoft Pink moniker will be aimed at heavy users of social networking and messaging technology, in order to bring faster and better ways to keep in contact with friends and family.

Vitalic's real name is Pascal Arbez; his adopted moniker is a Russian name as this is his second language.

You also get to name your animal by saying its chosen moniker into the DS ' microphone.

At 16, Richard, a keen Chelsea fan and aspiring rapper decided to ditch his CB radio moniker Chelsea Boy.

After playing the role of Jane Seymour in the BBC television series The Six Wives of Henry VIII, the actress took the moniker as her stage name.

For each recording that takes place there, the studio is given a new moniker.

Some people have resigned because I have said that I will not declare Taiwan independence nor will I change the national moniker.

Now with his own moniker, ' The Lightning Seeds ' he set out to further his quest to produce perfect pop to go.

Taiwan is already an independent sovereign country with the national moniker of Republic of China.

No matter how you feel about weird celebrity baby names, it's only natural to wonder how an odd moniker will affect the child.

Tradition plays a prominent role, but Chinese parents often seek out a name that will be a unique moniker for their child.

If you must bestow a corporate moniker upon someone in the family, stick to the family dog or cat.

Parents are often more inclined to pay attention to the meaning of middle names, as this part of a child's moniker often leaves room for the use of symbolism or at least sentimentalism.

If you can't commit to a unique name as the first name of your child, but you want to include a bit of history in her moniker, consider using a traditional African name as a middle name for him or her.

Cherry Bombs, despite their intimidating moniker, are a sweet mixture of Bailey's Irish Cream, Kahlua and grenadine.

Other historians believe that the moniker was coined by antique dealers to drive up the price of basic, small cabinets and make them more interesting to consumers.

The moniker of "retro" is something that's thrown around nowadays as a buzzword to get hipsters and nostalgics to make purchases.

Let me be the first to say that the moniker "All Day" is a real misnomer!

The sleek, navy blue compact is adorned with an iridescent "CD" moniker reflected behind a "Dior" logo engraved in silver.

Before the moniker 'Internet', they were going to call it the Advanced Research Projects Agency Network, or ARPANET.

While these sub groups are indeed a part of southern cooking, the moniker itself, conjures up an image of good hearty food, cooked and savored slowly.

Instead of featuring business men and women from around the country, the show's new contestants are celebrities and its new moniker is, naturally, Celebrity Apprentice.

While Melanie Brown wasn't a household name, her moniker of Scary Spice was very well known.

As the alliance between the three ladies grew stronger, apparent leader of the pack Parvati gave the group the moniker "The Black Widow Alliance."

Just kidding, the baby's name has yet to be announced, but hopefully, new mama Camila will not allow her baby boy to go through life with such a silly moniker.

Perez Hilton has even given her the unflattering moniker "raisin face."

So, when Bronx Wentz grows up, he has a New York city borough and Rudyard Kipling to thank for his moniker.

School administrations distance themselves from the "party school" moniker for a number of reasons.

The company also owns hotels in this region under the moniker Westmark Hotels.

Giving your dog an amusing moniker can also be an interesting topic of conversation.

A selection of different puppy names can help a new owner pick a moniker for a new family member.

Blass changed the moniker to Bill Blass Limited and expanded his line of men's and women's clothing to include things like fur coats, swimsuits, perfume and cologne.

While some are proud to be associated with the moniker "Baby Boomer," others are determined to carve out a separate identity, free from the generalizations of pop culture and marketing expectations.

Yes, senior sex is part of a healthy relationship, but remember your odds of picking up people with the line, "So, you come here often?" and consider a more appropriate moniker.

Tropical palms and other foliage grew to the very base of the track, embracing it with even more character and personality suitable to its moniker.

What makes the Nintendo DS unique is that it happens to boast dual screens, hence the DS moniker.

The Motorola RAZR has been available for some time now, so in order to revitalize the moniker, Motorola has issued the slim handset in a wide range of colors, including the highly coveted pink RAZR.

Eventually, Motorola and Verizon decided on the now iconic DROID moniker, which has since been extended to the many other Android smartphones made available through Verizon Wireless.

The paper-a simple, four-page affair launched under the moniker The Daily Dramatic Chronicle-was started by Charles and Michael DeYoung on January 16, 1865 with a lot of gumption and a little help from a relative.

The shorts feature an image of a raging bull, which is Occy's moniker.

It's true that you can purchase a swimsuit nearly anywhere these days, whether online or at any number of local clothing stores, but not every swimsuit is worthy of the moniker "designer."

His distinctive style lent him the moniker "King of Jeans", but it wasn't long before he moved on to other ventures.

As you might imagine from the moniker, this swimsuit carries the same sling style, but it's made even sexier because it's completely sheer and thereby see-through.

Ms. Darrell, the "Bikini Girl", was invited back during the show's two-hour season finale, and true to her moniker, sported a revealing pink bikini.

The "peekaboo" moniker of this look really belies the incredibly naughty nature of this suit!

She earned the moniker in 1982 by hitting a critical free throw during the last few seconds of a championship basketball game, despite having an ankle stress fracture.

The neck strap may be worn straight or twisted to form a criss-cross on the upper chest, giving it the "pretzel" moniker.