alias

adverb

ali·as | \ ˈā-lē-əs

, ˈāl-yəs\

Definition of alias

(Entry 1 of 2)

: otherwise called : otherwise known as —used to indicate an additional name that a person (such as a criminal) sometimes uses John Smith alias Richard Jones was identified as the suspect.

alias

noun

Definition of alias (Entry 2 of 2)

: an assumed or additional name that a person (such as a criminal) sometimes uses a fugitive using several aliases He checked into the hotel using an alias. John Smith, who goes by the alias Richard Jones

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There were rumors that it might be called Shatterhand, an alias that classic Bond villain Ernst Stavro Blofeld once used in the novel You Only Live Twice, but producers shot that down. — Andrew Daniels, Popular Mechanics, "Bond 25: Everything We Know About the New James Bond Movie," 25 Apr. 2019 Read the label: The first ingredient should be a real, whole food— not sugar by a different alias, or sugar itself. — Jaclyn London, Ms, Rd, Cdn, Good Housekeeping, "Is Sugar Bad for You? Here's What You Need to Know," 26 Mar. 2019 Vallerius’ alias, though agents had not made that connection yet. — Jay Weaver, miamiherald, "Dark web's 'OxyMonster' pleads guilty to narco-trafficking, faces 20 years in prison," 12 June 2018 The two women, who in Hong Kong went by the aliases Reem, 20 years old, and Rawan, 18, left the city late last week after being granted emergency humanitarian visas, said the lawyer, Michael Vidler. — Jon Emont, WSJ, "Saudi Sisters Stranded in Hong Kong Are Resettled," 25 Mar. 2019 Iron Man) and raised the profiles of relative unknowns like Chris Evans (as the supersoldier Steve Rogers, alias Captain America). — Dave Itzkoff, New York Times, "‘Avengers,’ the Most Lucrative Movie Franchise Ever, Is Wrapping Up. Why?," 23 Apr. 2018 As the result of a search warrant, investigators found Facebook messages between Ball — under an alias — and one of the witnesses in which Ball talks about blaming himself for the shooting. — Holly V. Hays, Indianapolis Star, "Authorities charge 2 more men in death of Boone County Deputy Jacob Pickett," 11 July 2018 With Lady Lady, Masego, who also goes by the alias Uncle Sego, finds himself at a peculiar crux. — Daise Bedolla, Vogue, "Masego, the Ultra-Smooth “TrapHouseJazz” Singer, Is Ready for His Breakout," 23 Aug. 2018 The sweet-talking thief supposedly posed as a realtor, approaching luxury homes and signing up for open houses under an alias. — Sara Rodrigues, House Beautiful, "The LAPD Has Caught The Man Who Posed As A Realtor To Rob Celeb Homes," 4 Jan. 2019

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