PEN NAME

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does pen name mean? 

• PEN NAME (noun)
  The noun PEN NAME has 1 sense:

1. an author's pseudonym

  Familiarity information: PEN NAME used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• PEN NAME (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

An author's pseudonym

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Synonyms:

nom de plume; pen name

Hypernyms ("pen name" is a kind of...):

anonym; nom de guerre; pseudonym (a fictitious name used when the person performs a particular social role)