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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Recent Examples on the Web The movie is based on the novel of the same name by Stephen King that the author first published under the pseudonym Richard Bachman. Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 4 Oct. 2024 Volkan Yilmaz, better known by TikTok pseudonym Tanner Leatherstein, launched his channel in August of 2022, assessing the quality of popular leather handbags by conducting on-camera purse autopsies. Camille Freestone, refinery29.com, 2 Oct. 2024 Pierre and Combs’ legal teams have filed motions to dismiss the case and to compel the woman to use her legal name instead of a Jane Doe pseudonym. Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 23 Sep. 2024 Browning, who uses a pseudonym, tries to catch scammers and turn them over to authorities, as well as to educate viewers on his YouTube channel, which has 4.3 million subscribers. Alana Semuels, TIME, 18 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for pseudonym 

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“Pseudonym.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pseudonym. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.

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