nom de guerre

n. (pl. noms de guerre pronunc. same) an assumed name under which a person fights, plays, writes, etc.
Etymology: F, = war-name

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noun

a fictitious name used when the person performs a particular social role

• Syn: ↑pseudonym, ↑anonym

• Derivationally related forms: ↑pseudonymous (for: ↑pseudonym)

• Hypernyms: ↑name

• Hyponyms: ↑stage name, ↑pen name, ↑nom de plume

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\\ˌnämdəˈga(a)r, -ger\ noun (plural noms de guerre \\-m(z)d-\)

Etymology: French, literally, war name

: a fictitious name : pseudonym

drawings … shall be signed with a device or nom de guerre — Pencil Points

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/nom' deuh gair"/; Fr. /nawonn deuh gerdd"/, pl. noms de guerre /nomz' deuh gair"/; Fr. /nawonn deuh gerdd"/.

an assumed name, as one under which a person fights, paints, writes, etc.; pseudonym.

[ < F: lit., war name]

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nom de guerre /də gerˈ/ noun

1. An assumed name

2. A pseudonym

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Main Entry: ↑nom

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nom de guerre UK [ˌnɒm də ˈɡeə(r)] US [ˌnɑm də ˈɡer] noun [countable] [singular nom de guerre plural noms de guerre]

a false name used by someone who is trying to achieve political change

Thesaurus: general words for names, and types of name_hyponym to name, or to have a particular name_synonym

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nom de guerre «NOM duh GEHR»,

an assumed name under which to pursue a profession, undertaking, or the like; pseudonym: »

Malraux…fought under a nom de guerre in the French Resistance (New Yorker).

╂[< French nom de guerre (literally) war name]

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[ˌnäm də 'ger]

n. (pl. noms de guerre pronunc. same) an assumed name under which a person engages in combat or some other activity or enterprise

Origin:

French, literally ‘war name’

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nom de guerre f29 [ˌnɒm də ˈɡeə(r)] [ˌnɑːm də ˈɡer] noun (pl. noms de guerre [ˌnɒm də ˈɡeə(r)] ; [ˌnɑːm də ˈɡer] )(from French, formal)

a false name that is used, for example, by sb who belongs to a military organization that is not official

 

Word Origin:

[nom de guerre] French, literally war name.