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[ bahy-wurd ] / ˈbaɪˌwɜrd / SEE SYNONYMS FOR byword ON THESAURUS.COM
nouna word or phrase associated with some person or thing; a characteristic expression, typical greeting, or the like. a word or phrase used proverbially; common saying; proverb. an object of general reproach, derision, scorn, etc.: His crimes will make him a byword through the ages. an epithet, often of scorn. Origin of bywordbefore 1050; Middle English biworde,Old English biwyrde.See by1 (adj.), word SYNONYMS FOR byword1 slogan, motto. 2 maxim, apothegm, aphorism, saw, adage. SEE SYNONYMS FOR byword ON THESAURUS.COM Words nearby bywordby turns, by virtue of, byway, by way of, by weight, byword, by word of mouth, by-work, by-your-leave, Byz., Byzantine Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for bywordIt was a ghastly tragedy that rattled a nation and became a byword for anti-Semitism in France. A Horror Story of True-Life Anti-Semitism in France|Tracy McNicoll|April 28, 2014|DAILY BEAST At a time when “right to work” has become a byword for union-busting, this is radical indeed. 12 Ways Catholicism is More Radical Than Pope Francis|Nathan Schneider|February 9, 2014|DAILY BEAST Syndicated columnist Dan Savage even campaigned to turn “santorum” into a byword for sexual waste as revenge. Was Rick Santorum Right About Polygamy After All?|Justin Miller|December 16, 2013|DAILY BEAST By Leo Mirani Drones have a terrible reputation, mostly because they have become a byword for death and destruction. Google Invests in Drone Company Airware|Quartz|May 15, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Has it not made him, glorious as he is despite of it, a byword in the mouths of every schoolboy? Eugene Aram, Complete|Edward Bulwer-Lytton In all parts of the country the "Carmen Kiss" became a byword. Charles Frohman: Manager and Man|Isaac Frederick Marcosson and Daniel Frohman By camp-fires and on the march, in prison and in hospital, Carey the journalist had become a byword for coolness and endurance. The Tidal Wave and Other Stories|Ethel May Dell Each in his turn domineered over his doting master, and made himself a byword for insolence and self-seeking. A History of England|Charles Oman For years the names of oil king and iron master have been a hissing and a byword among the hot-heads in America. The Iron Puddler|James J. Davis
British Dictionary definitions for byword
nouna person, place, or thing regarded as a perfect or proverbial example of somethingtheir name is a byword for good service an object of scorn or derision a common saying; proverb Word Origin for bywordOld English bīwyrde; see by, word; compare Old High German pīwurti, from Latin prōverbium proverb Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to bywordhandle, precept, aphorism, slogan, gnome, nickname, dictum, epithet, maxim, axiom, catchword, adage, proverb, shibboleth, saw, motto, catchphrase, apophthegm, standing joke |