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
The fear of having gender stereotypes applied to their work is a common reason for authors to use a nom de plume.
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Scotty Hendricks, Big Think, 18 Feb. 2025
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.
—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
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Scotty Hendricks, Big Think, 18 Feb. 2025
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.
—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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for nom de plume
Noun
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The film is co-produced by PlayStation Productions, Lyrical Animation and creator and gamer Seán McLoughlin, better known by his pseudonym JackSepticEye.—
Brent Lang,
Variety,
14 Apr. 2026
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The following year, Wired suggested Nakamoto could be a pseudonym for Australian computer scientist Craig Wright.—
Chas Newkey-Burden,
TheWeek,
9 Apr. 2026
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Spenuzza, who was born in Quito, Ecuador, has written 15 books under her pen name Cecilia Velástegui, ranging from historical and cultural fiction to bilingual children’s books.—
Charlie Vargas,
Oc Register,
30 Mar. 2026
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The book chronicles the relationship between the Huckleberry Finn author (whose real name was Samuel Clemens) and his famed pen name.—
Carly Tagen-Dye,
PEOPLE,
30 Jan. 2026
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“Nom de plume.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nom%20de%20plume. Accessed 17 Apr. 2026.
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