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Meanings of nom de guerre in English

Portuguese
pseudônimo
Catalan
pseudònim
Spanish
alias

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

        pseudônimo
        Spanish
        nombre de combate

        French term, literally, war name.

              nombre de combate
              Usage of nom de guerre in English
              1
              No doubt he assumes that Dexter Morgan is you, a nom de guerre.
              Dexter Is Dead
              2
              Most professional killers prefer a nom de guerre with a bit more pizzazz.
              Exit strategy
              3
              When he heard my ' nom de guerre' he looked more dejected than before.
              Mark Twain: A Biography. Volume III, Part 2: 1907-1910
              4
              Let's just talk about a decent nom de guerre, then.
              Exit strategy
              5
              Annihilax became her nom de guerre, her war name.
              Death angel
              6
              It was the French word for "explosions, " apparently his nom de guerre.
              An ordinary man
              7
              Its hue was a dark crimson, with one black stripe-its nom de guerre, the Spitfire.
              A Love Story
              8
              I was callow and conceited, and I resolved to try the virtue of my ' nom de guerre'.
              Mark Twain: A Biography. Volume III, Part 2: 1907-1910
              9
              Abortion Monkey was his nom de guerre.
              Bitch is the new black: a memoir
              10
              Any hitman with a moniker like that- abird ,animal ,whatever-probablyhasa second nom de guerre for friends.
              Exit strategy
              11
              Alkan was his nom de guerre.
              The Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia, Volume 1 of 28
              12
              Castro is the nom de guerre of a senior overseas Tiger operative who had worked in weapons procurement and intelligence gathering.
              Reuters
              13
              I did not pursue the subject, and since then I have not travelled on my ' nom de guerre' enough to hurt.
              Mark Twain's Speeches
              14
              I did not pursue the subject, and since then I have not traveled on my ' nom de guerre' enough to hurt.
              Mark Twain: A Biography. Volume III, Part 2: 1907-1910
              15
              Rhetorical Q.: How, if one's real name was John LaForme, could that person possibly feel the need for a nom de guerre?
              Consider the lobster: and other essays
              16
              The man is known in the activist community by the nom de guerre of Omar Hamza because he fears for his security.
              News.com.au
              Translations for nom de guerre
              Catalan
              pseudònim