nom de plume
nounUK /ˌnɒm də ˈpluːm/ · US /ˌnɑm də ˈplum/
Etymology Pseudo-Gallicism, derived from nom (“name”) + de (“of”) + plume (“feather”), by analogy with the borrowed nom de guerre.
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A pen name or pseudonym.
- When King's authorship of Thinner was concealed behind the nom de plume Richard Bachman, the novel sold relatively well.2018, Robert McParland, Bestseller: A Century of America's Favorite Books, Rowman & Littlefield, →ISBN, page 154:
- Related terms
- nom de clavier, nom de course, nom de guerre, nom de Web