nom de guerre

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nom de guerre

/ˌnɒm də ˈɡɛə/ UK
/ˌnɑm də ˈɡɛɹ/ US

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Unadapted borrowing from French nom de guerre (literally “war name”), referring to the pseudonyms used during wars.

noun noms de guerre · nom-de-guerre

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.”
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noun pseudonym

Español	nombre de guerra

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@misc{nom_de_guerre_2026,
  title = {nom de guerre},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/nom%20de%20guerre},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}