under a pseudonym
idiom
: using a false name instead of one's real name
She preferred to write under a pseudonym.
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The source material comes from Terao Tetsuya, a Taiwanese former Google software engineer operating under a pseudonym who spent eight years at the tech giant before turning to writing.
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Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 5 Nov. 2025
Many have speculated that this is precisely what Ferrante, who writes under a pseudonym and whose identity is unknown, does in the Neapolitan Quartet.
—Lily Meyer, The Atlantic, 31 Oct. 2025
The Price of Salt by Patricia Highsmith Highsmith first published this book under a pseudonym, for fear of being associated with it.
—The New Yorker, New Yorker, 17 Sep. 2025
Virgo: Chuck Shurley Chuck is an author who writes books about the Winchester Brothers’ lives and their adventures (under a pseudonym).
—Lisa Stardust, People.com, 13 Sep. 2025
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Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 5 Nov. 2025
Many have speculated that this is precisely what Ferrante, who writes under a pseudonym and whose identity is unknown, does in the Neapolitan Quartet.
—Lily Meyer, The Atlantic, 31 Oct. 2025
The Price of Salt by Patricia Highsmith Highsmith first published this book under a pseudonym, for fear of being associated with it.
—The New Yorker, New Yorker, 17 Sep. 2025
Virgo: Chuck Shurley Chuck is an author who writes books about the Winchester Brothers’ lives and their adventures (under a pseudonym).
—Lisa Stardust, People.com, 13 Sep. 2025
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“Under a pseudonym.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/under%20a%20pseudonym. Accessed 12 Nov. 2025.
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