moniker

noun

mon·​i·​ker ˈmä-ni-kər 

variants or less commonly monicker

plural monikers also monickers

informal

: name, nickname

"Hoosier" is a common moniker for a resident of Indiana.

Twentysomethings. Generation X. Slackers. Why isn't there a standard moniker for the flannel-clad, grunge-happy, jaded, cynical loafers born in the Sixties and Seventies?

—James Aley

Living up to the exclamation mark occasionally inserted into her moniker, P!nk belts loudly, raps lustily, moans orgasmically, and, unlike Britney, is altogether believable as an out-of-control party monster.

—David Browne

More than a half-dozen automakers have announced electric pickup trucks, and Ford has chosen the Mustang monicker for its new compact electric SUV.

—Bill Howard

Synonyms

• alias
• byname
• cognomen
• epithet
• handle
• nickname
• sobriquet
• soubriquet
• surname

Examples of moniker in a Sentence

He earned the moniker “Gator” from his days wrestling alligators in Florida.

I think “Happy” is an appropriate moniker for someone who smiles so much.

Recent Examples on the Web

All of these monikers refer to the same thing: a user-friendly technique for holding a baitfish profile above suspended bass, or above the bottom structure to bass relate. —David A. Brown, Field & Stream, 27 June 2024

The song’s title also became one of Rivera’s many monikers. —Andrea Flores, Los Angeles Times, 26 June 2024

Giving it a moniker that wasn’t his own last name but had a deep connection to him nonetheless was a way to keep work separate. —Lily Templeton, WWD, 20 June 2024

And while a completely subjective title, Mays had enjoyed a loose consensus as holder of the GLB moniker. —David K. Li, NBC News, 20 June 2024

Word History

Etymology

probably from Shelta (language of Irish itinerants) mŭnnik, modification of Irish ainm

First Known Use

1851, in the meaning defined above