Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
- n. A pseudonym used by a writer. Also called nom de plume.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
- n. A fictitious name used by an author in place of their actual name.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
- n. a name assumed by an author; a pseudonym or nom de plume.
- n. See under Name.
from The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. A name assumed by an author for the ostensible purpose of concealing his identity; a nom de plume; a literary pseudonym.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- n. an author's pseudonym
Etymologies
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Examples
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She also writes novels for younger readers—the Anybodies trilogy—under the pen name N. E. Bode.
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We find that Mrs.J. W.F. Harrison, known by her pen name 'Seranus,' was the musical and then the literary editor.
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How about I use a pen name or an alias for the author of The Office Girls?
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Elle, the pen name of a critically acclaimed author, takes sensuality to the next level in this, the first of a three-book series.
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Mandy Hastings is the pen name of Jennie Ivey, who lives in Tennessee.
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She was the daughter of Liszt and the Countess d'Agoult, a French author, better known under her pen name of “Daniel Stern.”
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The most recent work, a historical novel set during the Civil War and published under the pen name Edith Montague, had come out a year and a half ago.
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“Tomorrow is a day big with the fate of Josephus and America,” Ledyard enthused “Josephus” was the pen name Ledyard used with his cousin.
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He published these under the pen name of L.A.C. Bombet.
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