nom de plume
noun
plural noms de plume
ˌnäm(z)-di-ˈplüm
: a name that a writer uses instead of his or her real name : pseudonym, pen name
Under her nom de plume, [Stacey] Abrams, 44, has published eight romantic thrillers …—Dartunorro Clark
A woman's name on a book practically guarantees marginalization—which is why so many geniuses, from the Brontë sisters to George Sand and George Eliot, chose to use male noms de plume.—Erica Jong
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Merriam-Webster unabridged
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