pseudonymous

adjective

pseu·​don·​y·​mous sü-ˈdä-nə-məs How to pronounce pseudonymous (audio)
: bearing or using a fictitious name
a pseudonymous report
also : being a pseudonym
pseudonymously adverb
pseudonymousness noun

Examples of pseudonymous in a Sentence

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The pseudonymous person or team behind Satoshi Nakamoto left the stage more than a decade ago. Steven Ehrlich, Forbes, 14 Oct. 2024 What would happen to the price of bitcoin if the true identity of its pseudonymous creator, Satoshi Nakamoto, were finally revealed? Pete Gannon, Axios, 9 Oct. 2024 On Sunday, provocateur Charlie Kirk tweeted the claim, including a screenshot from a pseudonymous Facebook post suggesting that Haitian immigrants in Springfield are butchering and eating dogs. Ian Millhiser, Vox, 9 Sep. 2024 The pseudonymous data researcher and software developer Conspirador Norteño in June published a Substack investigation that suggested the latter: that Facebook’s recommendation algorithm is favoring the AI slop over authentic content. Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 5 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for pseudonymous 

Word History

Etymology

Greek pseudōnymos

First Known Use

circa 1706, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of pseudonymous was circa 1706

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“Pseudonymous.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pseudonymous. Accessed 9 Nov. 2024.

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