1. nicknames or descriptive names given to someone in addition to or instead of their real name
Usage: plural of sobriquet; formal

Examples

• The king earned several sobriquets during his reign, including ‘the Great’ and ‘the Conqueror.’
• Jazz musicians often had colorful sobriquets like ‘Bird’ and ‘Satchmo.’
• The author published under various sobriquets to conceal her identity.
• Historical figures are often remembered by their sobriquets rather than their real names.
• The boxer’s sobriquets included ‘Iron Mike’ and ‘The Baddest Man on the Planet.’
• Medieval chronicles frequently refer to rulers by their sobriquets.
• The detective collected a list of the suspect’s known sobriquets.