nom de guerre
See also: nom-de-guerre
English
Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowed from French nom de guerre (literally “war name”), referring to the pseudonyms used during wars.
Hyponyms
Derived terms
Translations
pseudonym — see pseudonym
French
Etymology
Literally, “name of war”, referring to the pseudonyms used during wars.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /nɔ̃ d(ə) ɡɛʁ/
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Noun
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
Descendants
- → English: nom de guerre
Further reading
- “guerre”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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