Eponym
A word derived from a person's name. Eponyms show how proper nouns become common words through association.
Real World
Captain Charles Boycott, a 19th-century Irish land agent ostracised by tenants, gave English the word 'boycott' — now a common verb used globally in protest campaigns and consumer activism.
Exam Focus
Note whether capitalisation has been lost — delexicalisation (dropping the capital) signals the word has fully entered the common lexicon.
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