name tag
noun
: a piece of paper, cloth, plastic, or metal that has a person's name written on it and that is attached to the person's clothing
She handed out name tags for people to wear at the conference.
I didn't notice the supervisor's name tag on his uniform.
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Included in McAuliffe’s NASA wardrobe was a Velcro name tag.
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Alice George, Smithsonian Magazine, 18 July 2025
Held at gunpoint with her boss Richard (Glynn Turman), she's shocked when one of the masked men reads her name tag.
—EW.com, 10 June 2025
Future Hendrix may need to wear a name tag tonight, as the Atlanta artist made his way to the 2025 Met Gala with a new haircut, leaving him unrecognizable to many.
—Jessica Bennett, VIBE.com, 5 May 2025
Think of it as a digital name tag for marketing purposes.
—Kurt Knutsson, Cyberguy Report, FOXNews.com, 13 Apr. 2025
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Alice George, Smithsonian Magazine, 18 July 2025
Held at gunpoint with her boss Richard (Glynn Turman), she's shocked when one of the masked men reads her name tag.
—EW.com, 10 June 2025
Future Hendrix may need to wear a name tag tonight, as the Atlanta artist made his way to the 2025 Met Gala with a new haircut, leaving him unrecognizable to many.
—Jessica Bennett, VIBE.com, 5 May 2025
Think of it as a digital name tag for marketing purposes.
—Kurt Knutsson, Cyberguy Report, FOXNews.com, 13 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for name tag
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“Name tag.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/name%20tag. Accessed 7 Aug. 2025.
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