Pseudonym
noun
A name that a person uses instead of their real name, often to hide their true identity.
The world-renowned author, J.K. Rowling, used the pseudonym Robert Galbraith to publish a series of detective novels.
Often appears as...
- use a pseudonym
- write under a pseudonym
noun
A name that a person uses instead of their real name, often to hide their true identity.
The world-renowned author, J.K. Rowling, used the pseudonym Robert Galbraith to publish a series of detective novels.
Often appears as...
- use a pseudonym
- write under a pseudonym
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Pro Tip 1/3Privacy Protection
Writers or celebrities might use pseudonyms to keep personal life private.
In interviews, she referred to herself using her pseudonym to avoid paparazzi.
Pro Tip 2/3Genre Shift
Authors may choose pseudonyms when writing in a different genre to avoid reader confusion.
The fantasy novelist published her crime thrillers under a pseudonym.
Pro Tip 3/3Historical Context
In history, pseudonyms were often used by writers facing social or political persecution.
The dissident used a pseudonym to evade censorship by the authorities.
Pro Tip 1/3Privacy Protection
Writers or celebrities might use pseudonyms to keep personal life private.
In interviews, she referred to herself using her pseudonym to avoid paparazzi.
Pro Tip 2/3Genre Shift
Authors may choose pseudonyms when writing in a different genre to avoid reader confusion.
The fantasy novelist published her crime thrillers under a pseudonym.
Pro Tip 3/3Historical Context
In history, pseudonyms were often used by writers facing social or political persecution.
The dissident used a pseudonym to evade censorship by the authorities.
Pro Tip 1/3Privacy Protection
Writers or celebrities might use pseudonyms to keep personal life private.
In interviews, she referred to herself using her pseudonym to avoid paparazzi.
Pro Tip 2/3Genre Shift
Authors may choose pseudonyms when writing in a different genre to avoid reader confusion.
The fantasy novelist published her crime thrillers under a pseudonym.
Pro Tip 3/3Historical Context
In history, pseudonyms were often used by writers facing social or political persecution.
The dissident used a pseudonym to evade censorship by the authorities.
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Did Shakespeare write...
Or did he? Some people question whether Shakespeare really wrote the works that bear his name, or whether he even existed at all. They speculate that Shakespeare was a pseudonym for another writer, or a group of writers. Proposed candidates for the real Shakespeare
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How the mysterious dark...
That's important. Something far simpler than that. It's the user reviews. You see, every single vendor on these sites uses a pseudonym, naturally enough, but they keep the same pseudonym to build up a reputation.
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The True Cost of Gold PIPE...
getting licenses to operate along Mongolia's rivers mum fire is still optimistic that with international assistance his group and others like it can stop destructive mining practices the universe hasn't addressed yeah that would be tremendous named in your pseudonym did with ring Alstom Luke
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Did Shakespeare write...
Or did he? Some people question whether Shakespeare really wrote the works that bear his name, or whether he even existed at all. They speculate that Shakespeare was a pseudonym for another writer, or a group of writers. Proposed candidates for the real Shakespeare
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How the mysterious dark...
That's important. Something far simpler than that. It's the user reviews. You see, every single vendor on these sites uses a pseudonym, naturally enough, but they keep the same pseudonym to build up a reputation.
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Jaron Lanier
American Artist
I'd much rather see a world where, when you make some quirky comment on a blog or news story or you upload a video clip, instead of just a moment of fame for your pseudonym, you'll get 50 bucks. The first time that happens, you'll realise that you're a full-class citizen. You have the potential to make money from the system.
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William Ernest Henley
English Poet
The life of Dumas is not only a monument of endeavour and success, it is a sort of labyrinth as well. It abounds in pseudonyms and disguises, in sudden and unexpected appearances and retreats as unexpected and sudden, in scandals and in rumours, in mysteries and traps and ambuscades of every kind.
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Mark Zuckerberg
American Businessman
You can use your real identity, or you can use phone numbers for something like WhatsApp, and pseudonyms for something like Instagram. But in any of those you're not just sharing and consuming content, you are also building relationships with people and building an understanding of people.
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Evan Hunter
American Author
I began using pseudonyms early in my career, when I was being paid a quarter a cent a word for my work, and when I had to write a lot to earn a living. Sometimes I had three or four stories in a single magazine without the editor knowing they were all by me.
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Jeff Gannon
American Journalist
I use a pseudonym, because my real name is very difficult to pronounce, to remember, and to spell. And many people who have been talking about me on television have yet to pronounce it correctly.
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Poppy Z. Brite
American Author
And I can't think of a reason I'd ever use a pseudonym, as I wouldn't want to publish something that I didn't like enough to put my name on it.
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Nicholson Baker
American Novelist
While I was writing I assumed it would be published under a pseudonym, and that liberated me: what I wrote was exactly what I wanted to read.
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Sophie Kinsella
American Author
I chose to publish the first 'Shopaholic' book under a pseudonym because I wanted it to be judged on its own merits.
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Seanan McGuire
American Author
Mira Grant' is actually my pseudonym. And 'Seanan' is pronounced 'SHAWN-in.
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Gwendoline Christie
British Actress
My pseudonym is 'George R. R. Martin.' That guy's just an actor.
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Jaron Lanier
American Artist
I'd much rather see a world where, when you make some quirky comment on a blog or news story or you upload a video clip, instead of just a moment of fame for your pseudonym, you'll get 50 bucks. The first time that happens, you'll realise that you're a full-class citizen. You have the potential to make money from the system.
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William Ernest Henley
English Poet
The life of Dumas is not only a monument of endeavour and success, it is a sort of labyrinth as well. It abounds in pseudonyms and disguises, in sudden and unexpected appearances and retreats as unexpected and sudden, in scandals and in rumours, in mysteries and traps and ambuscades of every kind.
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Mark Zuckerberg
American Businessman
You can use your real identity, or you can use phone numbers for something like WhatsApp, and pseudonyms for something like Instagram. But in any of those you're not just sharing and consuming content, you are also building relationships with people and building an understanding of people.
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Evan Hunter
American Author
I began using pseudonyms early in my career, when I was being paid a quarter a cent a word for my work, and when I had to write a lot to earn a living. Sometimes I had three or four stories in a single magazine without the editor knowing they were all by me.
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Jeff Gannon
American Journalist
I use a pseudonym, because my real name is very difficult to pronounce, to remember, and to spell. And many people who have been talking about me on television have yet to pronounce it correctly.
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Poppy Z. Brite
American Author
And I can't think of a reason I'd ever use a pseudonym, as I wouldn't want to publish something that I didn't like enough to put my name on it.
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Nicholson Baker
American Novelist
While I was writing I assumed it would be published under a pseudonym, and that liberated me: what I wrote was exactly what I wanted to read.
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Sophie Kinsella
American Author
I chose to publish the first 'Shopaholic' book under a pseudonym because I wanted it to be judged on its own merits.
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Seanan McGuire
American Author
Mira Grant' is actually my pseudonym. And 'Seanan' is pronounced 'SHAWN-in.
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Gwendoline Christie
British Actress
My pseudonym is 'George R. R. Martin.' That guy's just an actor.
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