nom de guerre
an assumed name, as one under which a person fights, paints, writes, etc.; pseudonym.
Origin of nom de guerre
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How to use nom de guerre in a sentence
But Steinitz had particularly stern words for Abbas, whom he referred to by his nom de guerre, Abu Mazen.
Even his name is a nom de guerre: Before launching the Temple, he went by the somewhat less evocative Doug Mesner.
It is headed by another shadowy figure using the nom de guerre Abu Muhammad al Golani.
A former military man, Molina had served under Rios Montt, reportedly under the nom de guerre Major Tito.
A month-long siege there led to the death of top rebel commander, Youssef al-Jader, who used the nom de guerre Abu Furat.
It was thought and said that she was intellectual; it was suspected of her that she wrote under a nom de guerre.
The Awakening and Selected Short Stories | Kate ChopinThe work was exploded, and he wrote an abusive treatise under the nom de guerre of Benedetto Aletino.
Curiosities of Literature, Vol. 1 (of 3) | Isaac D'IsraeliThe irony of the King's choice of a nom de guerre seems to have escaped the historian.
Devon, Its Moorlands, Streams and Coasts | Rosalind NorthcoteLynch succeeded a worthy named Hearne—a nom de guerre, his enemies averred, for the less euphonious one of Herring.
Bits of Blarney | R. Shelton MackenzieAmid roars of laughter (for this was at a public meeting in Dublin), O'Connell proceeded to justify the nom de guerre.
Bits of Blarney | R. Shelton Mackenzie
British Dictionary definitions for nom de guerre
/ (ˈnɒm də ˈɡɛə) /
an assumed name; pseudonym
Origin of nom de guerre
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