alias
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7.0
- noun
- /ˈeɪliəs/
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seudónimo
- The man, Charles F. Roney (using the alias Fred Jones), was charged with forgery and assault with a deadly weapon.
- named alias
Which of these occupations did George's alias Art Vandelay not purport to peddle in?
- Which of these occupations did George's alias Art Vandelay not purport to peddle in?
- It doesn't feel right that politicians get to use aliases.
- So they all go by aliases too.
- And first thing I'd like to say is I had so many aliases when I was running my ecstasy enterprise.
- And then it came out that some other, he had been doing some other chatting under the alias of Carlos Danger cannot make this stuff up.
- Never have a car with navigation, never use Google Maps, never own an iPhone, never ordered diapers off Amazon, you know, create an alias.
- And it says fraud alert alias alias.
- And they're like, Jason, this is an alias.
- We called, we gave him an alias and this is Gustavo Marina.
- So even his office has an alias.
- You know, it was crazy people going on on the alias, you know, staying at hotels on the alias names and stuff.
- So for someone that might not know your alias context, like I didn't, what do they, what should they know to understand you?
Examples
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Many musicians choose an alias for their stage names to create a unique brand.
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Authorities concluded that "Thompson" was an alias and that only a small portion of the money raised went to charity.
Academic text (2011) -
"If he is, he could be using an alias," said Ama.
Fiction book (1998) -
I wasn't smart enough to use an alias.
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She checks into a hotel under an alias.
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The woman's name was Marlee, at least that was the alias she had chosen.
Fiction book (1996) -
Luis Fellove, alias Peligro.
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The author wrote under an alias to protect her true identity.
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He adopted the alias 'John Smith' when traveling abroad.
Synonyms
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7.7
A name a writer or singer uses instead of their real name
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7.4
A name or nickname people use for someone
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3.6
A different name used publicly by an actor or musician
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3.5
A name an author uses instead of their real name when publishing
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3.9
A made-up name someone uses to hide who they are
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6.3
A name someone uses instead of their real name to hide who they are
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8.2
A name an author uses instead of their real name
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9.9
A secret name used to hide a person's identity or a project's purpose
A name someone makes up and uses to hide who they are
A familiar name used instead of someone's real name
Compounds
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Surface Forms
Etymology
Alias comes from the Latin word alius, meaning 'other', so an alias is simply an 'other name' a person uses instead of their real one.