Pseudonym

{sü-də-nim}

Definition:

  • a fictitious name, especially one used by an author, to conceal his or her identity

Examples:

  • The famous singer always checks into hotels under a **pseudonym** so her fans will not find her.
  • Because the children’s author did not want her young fans to know she wrote erotica, she used a **pseudonym** to publish her adult novels.
Pseudonym