Definition of "pen name" []

• A pseudonym used by a writer. Also called nom de plume. (noun)

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• "She also writes novels for younger readers—the Anybodies trilogy—under the pen name N. E. Bode."
• "How about I use a pen name or an alias for the author of The Office Girls?"
• "Mandy Hastings is the pen name of Jennie Ivey, who lives in Tennessee."