HOW TO PRONOUNCE
sobriquet
/ˈsoʊ.bɹɪ.keɪ/
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What does sobriquet mean?
noun
- A familiar name for a person or thing; a nickname (sometimes assumed by the person, but often given by others) that is descriptive.
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IPA pronunciation
/ˈsoʊ.bɹɪ.keɪ/
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No wonder that in France the sobriquet of the mysterious Englishman roused in the people a superstitious shudder.
Though now thirty-five years old, he had not lost the humorousness which had procured for him the sobriquet of "Laughing Tam."
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He presents me with his card, which shows that he bears the title of "Reverend", also the sobriquet of "Mountain Missionary".
For the first time, also, he was conscious of some irreverence in designating that stranger, even in his secret thoughts, by the sobriquet of M. Leblanc.
His fame for violence and ruffianism preceded him into Colorado, where his knowledge of and love of the mountains have earned him the sobriquet he now bears.