Pseudonym Definition
“A fictitious name used by an author to conceal his or her identity; pen name.”
“Pseudonym Definition & Meaning.” Dictionary.com, Dictionary.com, https://www.dictionary.com/browse/pseudonym.
Pseudonym Informal Definition
A pseudonym is an alternate name that is used, typically by an author, to avoid writing and publishing under their own name so as to avoid public attention.
Pseudonym Etymology
Pseudonym comes from the Greek pseudōnymos which is translated as “having a false name” or “under a false name. Pseudōnymos can further be derived from the Greek word pseudēs, meaning false, and the Aeolic word, onoma, meaning name.
“Pseudonym (n.).” Etymology, etymology.com, https://www.etymonline.com/word/pseudonym#etymonline_v_2782.
Pseudonym Author Definition
A person who writes a novel, poem, essay, etc.; the composer of a literary work, as distinguished from a compiler, translator, editor, or copyist. “Author Definition & Meaning.” Dictionary.com, HarperCollins, 2012, https://www.dictionary.com/browse/author.
Author Informal Definition
An author is an individual who writes and sometimes publishes original material for the public depending upon their intent.
Author Etymology
“Directly from Latin auctor "promoter, producer, father, progenitor; builder, founder; trustworthy writer, authority; historian; performer, doer; responsible person, teacher," literally "one who causes to grow," agent noun from auctus, past participle of augere "to increase," from PIE root *aug- (1) "to increase."’
“Author: Search Online Etymology Dictionary.” Etymology, https://www.etymonline.com/search?q=author.
Analysis of Author and Pseudonym
Lauren Lemieux