as in pseudonym
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a name used by a writer instead of the writer's real name
He wrote under a nom de plume.
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Recent Examples of nom de plume
Charlie Peacock’s stage name sounds like it was designed to be the nom de plume for a pop superstar, not someone who would become more renowned for his behind-the-scenes work as a producer, songwriter and label owner.
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Chris Willman, Variety, 10 Feb. 2025
The premise was a fiction—the column wasn’t written by the editor but by the novelist Donald G. Mitchell, who wrote mostly under the nom de plume Ik Marvel.
—Christopher Carroll, Harper's Magazine, 2 Jan. 2025
In this sparkling novel, Cate Kay is just that: the nom de plume of a bestselling author who doesn't really exist, after a tragedy in her youth sent her on the run under a succession of different identities.
—Lizz Schumer, People.com, 27 Dec. 2024
Cindy Lee is the nom de plume of the musician and drag artist Patrick Flegel, who, back in the late two-thousands and early twenty-tens, fronted the Canadian post-punk band Women.
—Amanda Petrusich, The New Yorker, 2 Dec. 2024
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Chris Willman, Variety, 10 Feb. 2025
The premise was a fiction—the column wasn’t written by the editor but by the novelist Donald G. Mitchell, who wrote mostly under the nom de plume Ik Marvel.
—Christopher Carroll, Harper's Magazine, 2 Jan. 2025
In this sparkling novel, Cate Kay is just that: the nom de plume of a bestselling author who doesn't really exist, after a tragedy in her youth sent her on the run under a succession of different identities.
—Lizz Schumer, People.com, 27 Dec. 2024
Cindy Lee is the nom de plume of the musician and drag artist Patrick Flegel, who, back in the late two-thousands and early twenty-tens, fronted the Canadian post-punk band Women.
—Amanda Petrusich, The New Yorker, 2 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for nom de plume
Noun
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One of the mogul’s recent ex-girlfriends, a woman who testified under the pseudonym Jane, also mentioned Paul in her testimony.—
Cheyenne Roundtree,
Rolling Stone,
20 June 2025
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Rooms were allegedly booked under assistants' names or Diddy's pseudonym, Frank Black, and Paul would bring in lights, baby oil, Astroglide, alcohol and small toiletries.—
Tracy Wright , Maria Paronich,
FOXNews.com,
20 June 2025
Noun
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If writing under a pen name is a form of deception, or akin to leading a double life, Cornwell was more suited to it than most writers.—
Kirsty McHugh,
Literary Hub,
20 June 2025
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During his downtime, Radcliffe works with the Trevor Project (among other charities); writes poetry (under a pen name); and unwinds by playing fantasy football and learning complex rap lyrics.—
Julia Emmanuele,
EW.com,
27 Apr. 2025
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“Nom de plume.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nom%20de%20plume. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.
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