pseudonym, anonym, nom de guerre
(noun) a fictitious name used when the person performs a particular social role
Source: WordNet® 3.1
pseudonym (plural pseudonyms)
A fictitious name, as those used by writers and movie stars.
• (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
• 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
19 November 2024
(noun) bushy plant of Old World salt marshes and sea beaches having prickly leaves; burned to produce a crude soda ash
Espresso is both a coffee beverage and a brewing method that originated in Italy. When making an espresso, a small amount of nearly boiling water under pressure forces through finely-ground coffee beans. It has more caffeine per unit volume than most coffee beverages. Its smaller serving size will take three shots to equal a mug of standard brewed coffee.
