pseudonym
/SOO-duh-nim/nouna fictitious name, especially one used by an author
“She published the thrillers under a carefully guarded pseudonym.”
- Synonyms
- pen name, alias, nom de plume
- Antonyms
- real name
- Root
- onym- (name)
- Memory hook
- pseudo (false) + onym (name): a false name.
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