Ike

UK/aɪk/ US/ˈaɪk/ fairly common

noun

United States general who supervised the invasion of Normandy and the defeat of Nazi Germany; 34th President of the United States (1890-1961)

Synonyms

Eisenhower
Dwight Eisenhower
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Dwight David Eisenhower
President Eisenhower

Origin

From Eisenhower. His siblings also used the nickname, but Dwight D. Eisenhower was the only one who kept it by the Second World War.

Related words

Broader terms

general
President of the United States

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noun
singular	ike
plural	ikes