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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Those involved in the case believe the name is a pseudonym, and there is an ongoing investigation into the hack.
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Will Steakin, ABC News, 19 Nov. 2024
Written under the pseudonym William Lee (also the name of Queer’s protagonist), Junky was published in 1952 in a mass-market edition, thus precluding serious review attention.
—Ira Silverberg, Vulture, 27 Nov. 2024
Published by Emily Brontë under the pseudonym Ellis Bell a year before her death, the classic novel is set in the Yorkshire moors and revolves around the intense and often destructive relationships between two families: the Earnshaws and the Lintons.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 20 Nov. 2024
In his book Witnessed: True Story of the Brooklyn Bridge Abduction, Hopkins used pseudonyms for all the witnesses.
—Monica Mercuri, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
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Will Steakin, ABC News, 19 Nov. 2024
Written under the pseudonym William Lee (also the name of Queer’s protagonist), Junky was published in 1952 in a mass-market edition, thus precluding serious review attention.
—Ira Silverberg, Vulture, 27 Nov. 2024
Published by Emily Brontë under the pseudonym Ellis Bell a year before her death, the classic novel is set in the Yorkshire moors and revolves around the intense and often destructive relationships between two families: the Earnshaws and the Lintons.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 20 Nov. 2024
In his book Witnessed: True Story of the Brooklyn Bridge Abduction, Hopkins used pseudonyms for all the witnesses.
—Monica Mercuri, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
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“Pseudonym.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pseudonym. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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