pseudonym
noun/ˈsuːdəˌnɪm/
Frequency rank: #11,786 most common English word
Meaning
a fictitious name used by a person, especially an author, instead of their real name.
Example sentence
The famous author published the novel under pseudonym so that readers would not know her real identity.
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