Meanings
plural noms de guerre · alternative nom-de-guerre
- A pseudonym, particularly one adopted by soldiers, revolutionaries, or resistance fighter.
One of the participants in the contest – a publicity bonanza for a certain well-known hot doggery – was William Perry, the football player who scored a touchdown in the 1986 Super Bowl and was known by the nom de guerre “The Refrigerator.”
2003 July 5, Michael Brick, “From Soup to Stickball, the 4th With a Twist”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 27 May 2015Synonyms: pseudonym
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA pseudonym, particularly one adopted by soldiers, revolutionaries, or resistance fighter.
More synonyms by meaning
nouna fictitious name used when the person performs a particular social role
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Frenchnom de guerre
- Englishnom de guerre
Unadapted borrowing from French nom de guerre (literally “war name”), referring to the pseudonyms used during wars.
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Spanish nombre de guerra
- nombre de guerrapseudonym
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nom de guerre. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nom%20de%20guerre
“nom de guerre.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nom%20de%20guerre. Accessed November 5, 2026.
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