Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A fictitious name, especially a pen name.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A false name; especially, a fictitious name assumed by an author in order to conceal or veil his identity.
- noun In natural history, the vernacular name of a species or other group of animals or plants, as distinguished from its tenable technical name: thus, robin is the pseudonym of Turdus migratorius.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun A fictitious name assumed for the time, as by an author; a pen name; an alias.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A
fictitious name , often used bywriters andmovie stars.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a fictitious name used when the person performs a particular social role
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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Vertov, whose pseudonym translates as “whizzing top,” started his film career in news reels … more from here.
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Vertov, whose pseudonym translates as “whizzing top,” started his film career in news reels … more from here.
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Also, a pseudonym is less of a secret identity than a marketing tool.
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Whatever, Ed. Just so you know, nothing you write, under any pseudonym, is ever going to appear here without the self-discrediting white-nationalist slur appearing directly below it.
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I have no wish to hide my gender, but my prospective pseudonym is a bit masculine.
Superhero Nation: how to write superhero novels and comic books » Do You Have Any Writing Questions? 2008
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The fact that I use this specific pseudonym is to remind that little politician in each of us what ought to matter most.
Waldo Jaquith - Frederick elected RPV chair; Dems to gain his seat. 2008
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Having a pseudonym is not about, as some argue, building a brand story or mystique; it is about masking identity, which is inherently deceitful.
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Having a pseudonym is like waving a red flag in front of a librarian, by the way.
Too Much of a Good Thing ... is Filling My House | The Stiletto Gang The Stiletto Gang 2008
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Does the word pseudonym mean anything to this writer?
Self-Publishing and Self-Editing Editorial Anonymous 2009
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No one caught the author's pseudonym is really short for J/K: ROFL as in Just Kidding: Rolling [On The Floor Laughing all the way to the $$bank$$]?!?!?
pinkpop268 commented on the word pseudonym
A fake name if you dont want to use your real name (I.P Freely is a great example =)
January 8, 2009
whichbe commented on the word pseudonym
I.P. Freely is lucky, I have to pay 5 cents every time. :(
January 8, 2009
drake26tonia commented on the word pseudonym
Just for fun
April 6, 2010
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September 4, 2010