alias

alias
I
(New American Roget's College Thesaurus)
n. assumed name, pseudonym, nom de plume or de guerre; nickname. —adv. also known as, aka. See nomenclature.
II
(Roget's IV) n.
Syn. pseudonym, false name, assumed name, pen name, nom de plume, incognito, nom de guerre, stage name, anonym, sobriquet, nickname, moniker*.
Syn.- alias refers to an assumed name and, in popular use, is specifically applied to one taken by a criminal to disguise identity; a pseudonym is a fictitious name assumed, esp. by a writer, for anonymity, for effect, etc.; pen name and nom de plume are applied specifically to the pseudonym of a writer; incognito , often used as an adverb or adjective, implies a fictitious name or identity temporarily assumed by a famous person, as in traveling, to avoid being recognized
III
(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus) n.
a.k.a. (also known as), assumed name. see pen name

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