alias
a false name used to conceal one's identity; an assumed name: The police files indicate that “Smith” is an alias for Simpson.
at another time; in another place; in other circumstances; otherwise: “Simpson alias Smith” means that Simpson in other circumstances has called himself Smith.
Origin of alias
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How to use alias in a sentence
Bary performs with his friends/crew who go by the following aliases: YASeeN ROSaY, ESA, EYEBS and KRAZED.
He fancied himself a Marxist, lived in rooming houses under aliases and was a furtive, nasty man.
His many aliases ranged from Ahmad Hamdy to PJ Tobacco to Robert Bacily, which is not so very different from Sam Bacile.
Was ‘Innocence of Muslims’ Director Also an Informant? | Christine Pelisek, Michael Daly | September 14, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTHubbard, who went under the aliases Larry David Barnes and Larry Lamar Ratcliff, moved to Florida in the early 1970s.
Los Angeles Police Pin Old Murders of Three Women on Dead Serial Killer | Christine Pelisek | August 3, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTHe used several aliases such as “trainreqsuckswhat,” “anonygrrl” and “jaxjaguars911.”
From under a succession of aliases he uncovered Gorman's real name.
From Place to Place | Irvin S. CobbYet we think we understand it all; these poets have a pretty way of hymning the virtues of their wives under divers aliases.
Hoosier Lyrics | Eugene FieldOf all military airplanes there is none so fond of “aliases” as the high speed fighting machine.
The Romance of Aircraft | Lawrence Yard SmithWhy, Mathias is but his avowed name; he may be known by a dozen different aliases.
Jack Harkaway and His Son's Escape From the Brigand's of Greece | Bracebridge HemyngSin has many aliases and can swiftly shift its guise to gain a welcome into any company.
The Meaning of Faith | Harry Emerson Fosdick
British Dictionary definitions for alias
/ (ˈeɪlɪəs) /
at another time or place known as or named: Dylan, alias Zimmerman
an assumed name
Origin of alias
1Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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