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nom de plume

noun

Definition of nom de plume

as in pseudonym

formal a name used by a writer instead of the writer's real name He wrote under a nom de plume.

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Recent Examples of nom de plume In person, the author Freida McFadden (her nom de plume) has a sweet, shy demeanor—but don’t be fooled. — E.l. James, Time, 15 Apr. 2026 Published under the nom de plume Jonathan Gash, Lovejoy is a set of 24 books from Dr John Grant. — Max Goldbart, Deadline, 4 Mar. 2026 Eduard Limonov then—an appropriate nom de plume for a dissident poet arriving in 1974 New York, a metropolis of graffiti and project fires, of blackouts and serial killers. — Ed Simon june 23, Literary Hub, 23 June 2025 Ludwig is the nom de plume of John Taylor, played by David Mitchell. — Erik Kain, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for nom de plume

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Some of these up-and-coming filmmakers, however, create cinematic experiences not under their legal names, but pseudonyms.

— Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 31 July 2026
Pérez is using a pseudonym out of fear of immigration retaliation.

— Daniella Silva, NBC news, 30 July 2026

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Writers who used to hide their masculinist impulses behind a pen name now write and say outrageous things under their real name.

— Helen Lewis, The Atlantic, 14 May 2026
Concerned about the influx of solar and wind farms being built in Sardinia by outsiders, Roberto Pusceddu, under his pen name Erre Push, published a graphic novel that aimed to inspire young people to resist such impositions.

— IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 7 May 2026

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