pen name
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3.5
- noun
- /pɛn neɪm/
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seudónimo
- Pamela and Mary O'Shaughnessy are sisters who write under the pen name Perri.
- use pen name
So Lewis Carroll, you know, it's a pen name.
- So Lewis Carroll, you know, it's a pen name.
- I've tried a few of the books, including some written under Mira Grant I think, which is another pen name of hers.
- If you were able to sort of operate under a pen name and make a game, it doesn't have to do at all with Exploding Kittens.
Examples
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If you want anonymity, we'll give you a pen name.
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Stephen King famously published several novels under the pen name Richard Bachman.
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And he got his pen name because he would give his stories to his wife.
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Some women used male pen names in order to be taken seriously.
Academic text (2010) -
She uses the pen name "Alone".
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Annie Garrett is the pen name of a celebrity journalist who writes for Entertainment.
Fiction book (1996) -
Speaking of whom, Lemony Snicket is the pen name of author Daniel Handler.
Blog text (21) -
Martha was born Martha Rebentisch but took the pen name Martha Reben upon advice from her publisher (Tisdale 7).
Academic text (2014) -
Juan Emar was the literary pen name of Alvaro Yez Bianchi (1893-1964).
Academic text (2007) -
Lambert Nagle is the pen name of co-authors Alison Ripley Cubitt and Sean Cubitt.
Blog text (2)
Synonyms
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7.0
A name a person uses instead of their real name to hide identity
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7.7
A name a writer or singer uses instead of their real name
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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
How Revealing
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a name used by an author' is directly derivable from combining 'pen' (to write) with 'name' (identifier): it transparently indicates a name used for writing. This compositional logic is common cross-linguistically and would be accessible to a B1 learner who knows both constituent words.
Etymology
Pen name comes from the simple image of an author using a pen to write a different name. Authors did this to keep their real name private, so today pen name means 'a name an author uses instead of their real name'.