Meaning of pen name | Babel Free
Definitions
A fictitious name used by an author in place of their actual name; a writer's pseudonym.
Equivalents
Bosanski
pseudonim
Español
seudónimo
हिन्दी
छद्मनाम
Hrvatski
pseudonim
Magyar
írói álnév
Italiano
nome di penna
മലയാളം
തൂലികാനാമം
Nederlands
pseudoniem
Português
pseudônimo
Српски
pseudonim
Svenska
författarnamn
ไทย
นามปากกา
Tagalog
sagisag-panulat
Türkçe
mahlas
Examples
“Within a week of King's acknowledging the Bachman pen name, several sources —publishers, book dealers, readers, and fans—had mentioned a number of possible other pseudonyms; obviously, if King admitted to two pen names, John Swithen and Richard Bachmann, there might be others.”
“In their time, it was fashionable to sign letters using a pen name. These pen names were borrowed from characters in classical literature.”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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