- slang a person's name or nickname
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
mon•i•ker /ˈmɑnɪkɚ/USA pronunciation
n. [countable]
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026- Slang Termsname;
nickname:His teammates gave him the moniker "Smilin' Jack.''
mon•i•ker
(mon′i kər),USA pronunciation n. [Slang.]
- Slang Termsa person's name, esp. a nickname or alias.
- Shelta mùnnik name (alleged to be a permutation and extension of Irish ainm name); final -er may represent -er1 or, as a spelling, spelled of ə, simply release of the k
- probably 1850–55
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moniker, monicker /ˈmɒnɪkə/ n
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