pen-name
1Pen name — Pen Pen, n. [OE. penne, OF. penne, pene, F. penne, fr. L. penna.] 1. A feather. [Obs.] Spenser. [1913 Webster] 2. A wing. [Obs.] Milton. [1913 Webster] 3. An instrument used for writing with ink, formerly made of a reed, or of the quill of a… …
2pen name — pen names also pen name N COUNT A writer s pen name is the name that he or she uses on books and articles instead of his or her real name. ...Baroness Blixen, also known by her pen name Isak Dinesen. Syn: nom de plume, pseudonym …
3Pen name — Name Name (n[=a]m), n. [AS. nama; akin to D. naam, OS. & OHG. namo, G. name, Icel. nafn, for namn, Dan. navn, Sw. namn, Goth. nam[=o], L. nomen (perh. influenced by noscere, gnoscere, to learn to know), Gr. o mona, Scr. n[=a]man. [root]267. Cf.… …
4pen name — n a name used by a writer instead of their real name = ↑pseudonym …
5pen name — pen ,name noun count a name a writer uses instead of their real name in stories, articles, etc. they write …
6pen name — [n] pseudonym AKA*, alias, anonym, assumed name, nickname, nom de guerre, nom de plume, professional name, pseudonym; concepts 268,683 …
7pen name — n. a name used by an author in place of his or her true name; nom de plume SYN. PSEUDONYM …
8pen name — *pseudonym, nom de plume, alias, nom de guerre, incognito …
9pen name — pen′ name n. lit. a writer s pseudonym; nom de plume • Etymology: 1840–50 …
10pen-name — see nom de plume …
