nom de plume
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8.2
- noun
- /ˌnɑːm də ˈpluːm/
- Literature
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seudónimo
- I suspect "Whistle" is really just Doctor Stu writing under a different nom de plume.
Examples
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When he started his literary career, the fledgling writer chose to use his compound first name as his nom de plume.
Fiction book (2001) -
The Chatty DM is the "nom de plume" of gamer geek Philippe-Antoine Menard.
Blog text (4) -
I think someone is just using his name - as a nom de plume.
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You write under the nom de plume "Le Clown."
Blog text (29) -
If they do, please persuade them to adopt a nom de plume and wade in.
Blog text (21) -
I'm certain he's back now under yet another nom de plume.
Blog text (14) -
Revel also purchases one of Burton's ten novels written under the nom de plume Barnaby Rich (274-75).
Academic text (2003) -
Anton Foek is the nom de plume for publicist and broadcast journalist Anton Jie Sam Foek.
Academic text (2005) -
Her real name was Katarina Mironova, but she wrote under the nom de plume "Kato."
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In his spare time, Seiji writes award-winning poetry under the nom de plume Takashi Tsuji.
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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3.5
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
A name someone makes up and uses to hide who they are
A funny name someone uses to hide their real identity
A familiar name used instead of someone's real name
How Revealing
- Literature
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4.5
Surface Forms
Morphology
nom + de + plume
Literally 'nom' = name, 'de' = of, 'plume' = feather/pen, so a learner who knows the constituents can infer 'name of the pen' → pen name → pseudonym. However, the item is a borrowed French construction and depends on recognizing the French genitive and the metaphorical use of 'plume' for 'pen', so the connection is not fully predictable for typical learners, making it only partially transparent.
Etymology
Nom de plume may come from the picture of a writer using a feather to write: nom means 'name' and plume means 'feather'. That's why nom de plume means a 'pen name' an author uses instead of their real name.