Pseudonymous
adjective
Using a fake name, especially in writing.
She published her novel under a pseudonymous name.
Often appears as...
- pseudonymous author
- pseudonymous publication
adjective
Using a fake name, especially in writing.
She published her novel under a pseudonymous name.
Often appears as...
- pseudonymous author
- pseudonymous publication
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Pro Tip 1/3Privacy Protection
Used by authors to keep their identity hidden, for privacy or safety.
The whistleblower released the information under a pseudonymous byline.
Pro Tip 2/3Historical Use
Historically significant for women or oppressed groups to publish works.
Many female writers have been pseudonymous to avoid gender bias.
Pro Tip 3/3Literary Device
Sometimes used as a creative tool to separate different writing styles or genres.
The author created a pseudonymous persona for her science fiction series.
Pro Tip 1/3Privacy Protection
Used by authors to keep their identity hidden, for privacy or safety.
The whistleblower released the information under a pseudonymous byline.
Pro Tip 2/3Historical Use
Historically significant for women or oppressed groups to publish works.
Many female writers have been pseudonymous to avoid gender bias.
Pro Tip 3/3Literary Device
Sometimes used as a creative tool to separate different writing styles or genres.
The author created a pseudonymous persona for her science fiction series.
Pro Tip 1/3Privacy Protection
Used by authors to keep their identity hidden, for privacy or safety.
The whistleblower released the information under a pseudonymous byline.
Pro Tip 2/3Historical Use
Historically significant for women or oppressed groups to publish works.
Many female writers have been pseudonymous to avoid gender bias.
Pro Tip 3/3Literary Device
Sometimes used as a creative tool to separate different writing styles or genres.
The author created a pseudonymous persona for her science fiction series.
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Quote examples
Lev Grossman
American Novelist
I've only read three books by Stephen King. When I was 10 I read 'The Long Walk,' one of his pseudonymous Bachman books. In my early 20s, while trapped on a family vacation, I read 'The Dark Half,' which taught me a word I have never forgotten: psychopomp. Now I have read '11/22/63.
Quote examples
John Scalzi
American Author
I find it difficult to believe that Redditors don't understand that anonymity online is merely a facade; indeed, it's probably one of the reasons that revealing the identity of pseudonymous Redditors is looked on as such a huge betrayal.
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Mark Zuckerberg
American Businessman
When Facebook was getting started, nothing used real identity - everything was anonymous or pseudonymous - and I thought that real identity should play a bigger part than it did.
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Kevin Young
We've learned quickly that the Web is far more pseudonymous than anonymous: online, our names have simply been changed to a number, an I.P. address, protocol, and code.
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Lev Grossman
American Novelist
I've only read three books by Stephen King. When I was 10 I read 'The Long Walk,' one of his pseudonymous Bachman books. In my early 20s, while trapped on a family vacation, I read 'The Dark Half,' which taught me a word I have never forgotten: psychopomp. Now I have read '11/22/63.
Quote examples
John Scalzi
American Author
I find it difficult to believe that Redditors don't understand that anonymity online is merely a facade; indeed, it's probably one of the reasons that revealing the identity of pseudonymous Redditors is looked on as such a huge betrayal.
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Mark Zuckerberg
American Businessman
When Facebook was getting started, nothing used real identity - everything was anonymous or pseudonymous - and I thought that real identity should play a bigger part than it did.
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Kevin Young
We've learned quickly that the Web is far more pseudonymous than anonymous: online, our names have simply been changed to a number, an I.P. address, protocol, and code.
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