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nom-de-guerre

nom-de-guerre is the alternative form of nom de guerre.

Meaning of nom de guerre

Noun

nom de guerre (plural noms de guerre)

  1. 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 2015
    Synonyms:
    pseudonym

Forms of nom-de-guerre

pluralnoms-de-guerre

Questions about nom-de-guerre

What is nom-de-guerre the alternative form of?
Nom-de-guerre is the alternative form of nom de guerre.

Words near nom-de-guerre in the dictionary

  1. nom de voyage
  2. nom de web
  3. nom nom
  4. nom nom nom
  5. nom-
  6. nom-de-guerre
  7. nom-de-plume
  8. nom-de-Web
  9. nom.
  10. nom. action.
  11. noma

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