Someone or something that stands as an example (i.e. metonymically) for something else, by having some of that something's characteristic traits.
A nickname or epithet.
A characteristic word or expression; a word or phrase associated with a person or group.
A proverb or proverbial expression, common saying; a frequently used word or phrase.
An object of notoriety or contempt, scorn or derision.
A brand or make of a manufactured product, especially of a motor car (in contradistinction to a model).
A ship commissioned for making captures.
A license to pass the limits of a jurisdiction, or boundary of a country, for the purpose of making reprisals; a letter of marque.