anonym
Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
- noun An anonymous person.
- noun A pseudonym.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
- noun A notion which has no name, or which can not be expressed by a single English word.
from The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- noun In zoology, a mere name; a name resting upon no diagnosis or other recognized basis.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a fictitious name used when the person performs a particular social role
Examples
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Unless 'anonym' is a common term in sci-fi thrillers, you'd do well to define it.
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Strangely, the system allowed me to post as anonym only - but I'm the good old Lady Jane Grey
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And indeed, beyond its chic-looking lobby, behind the large black doors, the style-conscious anonym (and several other visitors) described a backroom with cages and fenced-in playpens more typical of a traditional shelter.
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Hijacking every video screen, the anonym delivers an ultimatum.
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If so, the anonym must have lived before the Sung Dynasty.
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Though I wrote verses for the early issues of Harper's Weekly -- happily no one can now prove them on me, for even at that jejune period I had the prudence to use an anonym -- the Harpers, luckily for me, declined to publish a volume of my poems.
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Although to buffet an anonym is to beat the air, still the very effort does good.
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Aspiring to achieve such a promising income, Chen Xiao (anonym) from Henan province had marched up to Zhang's firm.
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Also don’t use an anonym like “Bemused Troll”, it just gives the game away.
Note
The word 'anonym' was borrowed from French 'anonyme'.
