alias

²alias

noun

Definition of ALIAS

: an assumed or additional name

Examples of ALIAS

1. a fugitive using several aliases
2. <a dressmaker whom everyone knows as “Bet,” her adopted alias in the dressmaking business that she named after Betsy Ross>

First Known Use of ALIAS

1605

Related to ALIAS

Synonyms: nickname, byname, cognomen, epithet, handle, moniker (also monicker), sobriquet (also soubriquet), surname

Related Words: appellation, denomination, denotation, designation, label, tag, title; anonym, nom de guerre, nom de plume, pen name, pseudonym

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