Definition of Pen name

1. Noun. An author's pseudonym.

Exact synonyms: Nom De Plume
Generic synonyms: Anonym, Nom De Guerre, Pseudonym

Definition of Pen name

1. Noun. A fictitious name used by an author in place of their actual name. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Pen Name

pemtumomab
pen
pen-
pen-and-ink
pen-and-wash
pen-friend
pen-name
pen-pusher
pen-tail
pen-tailed tree shrew
pen-tip velocity
pen and ink
pen drive
pen drives
pen friend
pen name (current term)
pen names
pen nib
pen pal
pen pals
pen pusher
pen test
pen tests
pen up
penaeid
penaeids
penal
penal code
penal colonies
penal colony

Literary usage of Pen name

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Initials and Pseudonyms: A Dictionary of Literary Disguises by William Cushing (1885)
"... whose many and valued contributions fo the Southern press have appeared under this pen-name. ..."

2. The Sunny Side of the Street by Marshall Pinckney Wilder (1905)
"Everybody's Friend.—His Dog "Entomologist" and the Dog's Companions.—A Man With the Eight Word for Every Occasion.—His Pen-Name was His ..."

3. The Ridpath Library of Universal Literature: A Biographical and by John Clark Ridpath (1903)
"He frequently wrote under the pen-name of Freimund Raimar. His works include trans- lations and original poems. They are Die, Wei- sheit der Brahmanen, ..."

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