PSEUDONYM

pseudonym, anonym, nom de guerre

(noun) a fictitious name used when the person performs a particular social role

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

pseudonym (plural pseudonyms)

A fictitious name, as those used by writers and movie stars.

Hyponyms

• (acting contexts): stage name

• (literary contexts): pen name, pen-name, nom de plume

• (military contexts): nom de guerre

• (another person's actual name adopted as a pseudonym): allonym

Coordinate terms

• alias, handle, moniker, nickname

Source: Wiktionary


Pseu"do*nym, n. Etym: [Cf. F. pseudonyme. See Pseudonymous.]

Definition: A fictitious name assumed for the time, as by an author; a pen name. [Written also pseudonyme.]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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