code name

noun

: a designation having a coded and usually secret meaning
code-name transitive verb

Examples of code name in a Sentence

Every secret agent has a code name.
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As Deadline hinted in our story, LA Nights is a code name for Euphoria. Dominic Patten, Deadline, 18 Dec. 2024 Lewin was an 18-year-old student activist with the Montoneros’ political wing in Buenos Aires, known by the code name Gringa, when the military seized power. Joshua Hammer, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 Dec. 2024 Later in the speech, Biden appeared to reveal his Secret Service code name. Jackson Thompson, Fox News, 21 Nov. 2024 Authorities claimed the defendants involved in the scheme tried to hide their tracks using code names. Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 21 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for code name 

Word History

First Known Use

1867, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of code name was in 1867

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“Code name.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/code%20name. Accessed 8 Jan. 2025.

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