as in alias
a fictitious or assumed name
the most notorious serial killer of the 19th century remains known only by the pseudonym of Jack the Ripper
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Named after my mother or rather, the pseudonym that hid
her foreign origin.
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Susan Barba, The New York Review of Books, 26 Dec. 2024
Craig plays William Lee, a pseudonym Burroughs used to protect his parents from the then-scandalous aspects of his writing — homosexuality and hard drugs.
—Zac Ntim, Deadline, 8 Jan. 2025
But Farage has distanced himself from comments made by Musk in support of British anti-immigration and anti-Muslim activist Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, known by the pseudonym Tommy Robinson, who is serving a prison sentence for contempt of court.
—Reuters, NBC News, 6 Jan. 2025
Dylan has produced most of his later albums under the pseudonym Jack Frost, never more appropriately than on this surprisingly delightful collection.
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—Al Shipley, SPIN, 25 Dec. 2024
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Susan Barba, The New York Review of Books, 26 Dec. 2024
Craig plays William Lee, a pseudonym Burroughs used to protect his parents from the then-scandalous aspects of his writing — homosexuality and hard drugs.
—Zac Ntim, Deadline, 8 Jan. 2025
But Farage has distanced himself from comments made by Musk in support of British anti-immigration and anti-Muslim activist Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, known by the pseudonym Tommy Robinson, who is serving a prison sentence for contempt of court.
—Reuters, NBC News, 6 Jan. 2025
Dylan has produced most of his later albums under the pseudonym Jack Frost, never more appropriately than on this surprisingly delightful collection.
25.
—Al Shipley, SPIN, 25 Dec. 2024
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“Pseudonym.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pseudonym. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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