nom de guerre
See also: nom-de-guerre
English edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from French nom de guerre (literally “war name”), referring to the pseudonyms used during wars.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
nom de guerre (plural noms de guerre)
- Synonym of pseudonym.
Hyponyms edit
Derived terms edit
Translations edit
pseudonym — see pseudonym
French edit
Etymology edit
Literally, “name of war”, referring to the pseudonyms used during wars.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
nom de guerre m (plural noms de guerre)
- pseudonym used in wartime
- La Tulipe, Sans-Quartier, Va-de-bon-cœur, sont des noms de guerre du passé que des soldats prenaient en s’engageant.
- The Tulip, No-Quarter, Merry-Go, are wartime nicknames from the past taken by soldiers while enroling
- (by extension) nom de guerre: pseudonym
- Synonyms: nom d’emprunt, pseudonyme
- Hyponyms: nom de code, nom de plume, nom de scène
Related terms edit
Descendants edit
- → English: nom de guerre
Further reading edit
- “guerre”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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