NOM DE GUERRE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does nom de guerre mean? 

• NOM DE GUERRE (noun)
  The noun NOM DE GUERRE has 1 sense:

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

  Familiarity information: NOM DE GUERRE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• NOM DE GUERRE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Synonyms:

anonym; nom de guerre; pseudonym

Hypernyms ("nom de guerre" is a kind of...):

name (a language unit by which a person or thing is known)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "nom de guerre"):

stage name (the pseudonym of an actor)

nom de plume; pen name (an author's pseudonym)