noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ VERB
earn
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This powerful gift was gladly received and subsequently wielded effectively in many battles, earning Sigmar his nickname of Heldenhammer.
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Their flocks numbered in the thousands, earning them the nickname of migrating millionaires'.
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Bonefish's real name was Hector, but he had earned his nickname because of his uncanny ability to find the elusive fish.
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Stephen even earned the nickname Hawkeye.
give
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But my classmates gave me the nickname Einstein, so presumably they saw signs of something better.
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His early writing defended Joaquin Murieta, and so he was given the nickname .
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It was no doubt the carriers rather than the carried who gave the Tourmalet its nickname .
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Mike had been given a nickname by the troops: did I know this?
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The provost of Glasgow gave her a nickname .
know
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The Glasgow children in their classrooms would come to know these nicknames .
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But at least that one was known by a nickname .
use
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Sometimes people prefer to use an Internet nickname or handle, which can be anything you like.
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The sensational book included the revelations that Charles and Camilla used the nicknames Fred and Gladys and regularly communicated.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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At school, her nickname was Carrots because of her red hair.
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His black cloak earned him the nickname ''Dracula''.
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His fondness for rings had already earned him the nickname Ringo.
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Johnson earned the nickname "Magic" while still in high school.
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She got the nickname "Sis" because her brother couldn't pronounce her name when they were kids.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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A nickname can mark just one incident in the life of the person concerned.
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After his exploits the Northerns side adopted the nickname .
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But my classmates gave me the nickname Einstein, so presumably they saw signs of something better.
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Many of these men became local characters, if only remembered for their nicknames and their prowess in drinking.
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My father, on the other hand, could not be so easily summed up in a single paternal nickname .
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Symphony No. 88 has always been a favourite and rightly so, as well as the Oxford, helped by its nickname .
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The nickname was a contemporary one, a means of distinguishing this Charles from other Carolingians with the same name.
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Torme never objected to the velvet part of the nickname .