moniker
UK/ˈmɒn.ɪ.kə//ˈmɑn.ɪ.kɚ/
moniker noun: a personal name or nickname; an informal label, often drawing attention to a particular attribute.
Noun
moniker (plural monikers)
- A personal name or nickname; an informal label, often drawing attention to a particular attribute.
- The rookie was upset at being called Lemon Drop until she realized that everyone on the team had a silly moniker.
- Again fairly common, and always amusing, are the monikers drawn from the (imagined) childhood of a particular vagrant.2000, Jim Phelan, “Irish Writing in the 1940s”, in David Pierce, editor, Irish Writing in the Twentieth Century: A Reader, page 541
- Synonyms:
- byname, nickname, pseudonym, sobriquet, street name, to-name, name, nomenclature, proper name
- A person's signature.
- The monikers of both these famously well-endowed movie stars contain enormous sworls (two of them, no less, for Ms West!) that could only signify you-know-what, according to Ms Koren.2007, Barry L. Beyerstein, “Chapter 16: Graphology-a total write-off”, in Sergio Della Sala, editor, Tall Tales About the Mind and Brain: Separating Fact from Fiction, page 255
- Synonyms:
- tag
- An object (structured item of data) used to associate the name of an object with its location.
- Monikers are often composed from other monikers to allow object hierarchies to be navigated based on a textual description of a path.1998, Don Box, Essential COM, page 131
- The GetObject function can also be used to access objects via monikers. A moniker is itself an object that acts as an intermediary between VBScript and the actual object to be accessed. Monikers are typically used when the objects to be accessed exist in a namespace other than the file system.1999, Tim Hill, Windows 2000: Windows Script Host, page 186
moniker meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
moniker in Hindi
- मोनीकर, मोनिकर
moniker in Tamil
- புனைபெயர்
moniker in Marathi
- मोनीकर, मोनिकर, मॉनीकर
moniker in Urdu
- مونیکر, موینیکر
More languagesFewer languages
- moniker in Bengali
- ডাকনাম, নাম
- moniker in Telugu
- మోనికర్, మోనీకర్, మొనీకర్
- moniker in Malayalam
- മോണിക്കർ
- moniker in Kannada
- ಮೊನಿಕರ್, ಮೊನೀಕರ್
- moniker in Punjabi
- ਮੋਨੀਕਰ, ਮੋਨਿਕਰ
- moniker in Gujarati
- મોનીકર, મોનિકર
- moniker in Odia
- ମୋନିକର
- moniker in Nepali
- मोनीकर, मोनिकर, मोनिकार
Examples of moniker in a sentence
- A gang member may receive a new identity by taking on a nickname, or moniker, which others in the gang world would recognize.2010, Linda S. Miller, Kären M. Hess, Christine M. H. Orthmann, Community Policing: Partnerships for Problem Solving, 6th edition, page 388:
- Recently, a class of reactions has gained tremendous attention in the chemistry community under the moniker of "click chemistry," a concept introduced by Kolb and colleagues.2010, Neal K. Devaraj, Ralph Weissleder, “30: "Click Chemistry": Applications to Molecular Imaging”, in Ralph Weissleder, Brian D. Ross...
- Actually, the various monikers Pilgrims, Puritans, Plymouth Rocks, Red Stockings, Hubs and Hubites were frequently used, informally, for both Boston big league clubs until 1912.2012, Richard Worth, Baseball Team Names, unnumbered page:
- There are different types of monikers, but the one that deals with object instantiation is the class moniker.2011, Thuan L. Thai, Learning DCOM, O'Reilly, page 121:
Synonyms of moniker
Forms of moniker
| plural | monikers |
|---|---|
| alternative form | monicker |
| alternative form (obsolete) | monniker |
Origin of moniker
Unknown; first attested in 1849. Suggested derivations are: * Backslang for ekename (compare nickname); * From Shelta munik, munika; * From monk; * Partridge (A Dictionary of Historical Slang) suggests a corruption of monogram, which is suggestive of the sense signature. * From monarch in the sense 'king or No. 1, and thus with frank egotism, "I, myself".' (The Gentleman's Magazine, Vol. 281, pg. 349.) Online Etymological Dictionary's entry cites the Saturday Review (London newspaper) of 1857, which noted, "the word has a certain Coptic or Egyptian twang".
Words formed from moniker
Questions about moniker
- What does moniker mean?
- Moniker means a personal name or nickname; an informal label, often drawing attention to a particular attribute.
- What is moniker in Hindi?
- Moniker in Hindi is मोनीकर, मोनिकर. See Moniker meaning in Hindi.
- How do you use moniker in a sentence?
- A gang member may receive a new identity by taking on a nickname, or moniker, which others in the gang world would recognize.
- What part of speech is moniker?
- Moniker is a noun.
- How do you pronounce moniker?
- Moniker is pronounced /ˈmɒn.ɪ.kə/ (UK).
- What is the plural of moniker?
- The plural of moniker is monikers.
Words near moniker in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: moniker (page history and authors); moniker (Hindi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); moniker (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); moniker (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); moniker (Urdu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); moniker (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); moniker (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); moniker (Malayalam, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); moniker (Kannada, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); moniker (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); moniker (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); moniker (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); moniker (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
Last updated:
Pronunciation audio from Wikimedia Commons, each file under its own free license: en-us-moniker.ogg, en-au-moniker.ogg.
Cite this entry: “moniker.” Word.ws, https://word.ws/moniker. Based on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.