anonym

[an-uh-nim]

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noun

an assumed or false name.
an anonymous person or publication.

Origin of anonym

1805–15; < French anonyme < Greek anṓnymos anonymous

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Related Words for anonym

alias, appellation, moniker, pseudonym, handle, nickname, anonym, nomenclature, label, tag, AKA, allonym, ananym, incognito

Examples from the Web for anonym

Historical Examples of anonym

The anonym had, like Scott, shirked, and had maintained his anonymity.
Essays in English Literature, 1780-1860
George Saintsbury
Referring to my remarks on the use of the word "anonym," I may point out that this is not the correct title of Barbier's work.
How to Catalogue a Library
Henry B. (Henry Benjamin) Wheatley
An′onym, a person whose name is not given: a pseudonym; Anonym′ity, the quality or state of being anonymous.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D)
Various
You cannot express a negation such as this by a distinctive term like "anonym."
How to Catalogue a Library
Henry B. (Henry Benjamin) Wheatley
Ein Beitrag zur Zeitgeschichte und zum neueren deutschen Staatsrechte, anonym.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 1
Various

British Dictionary definitions for anonym

anonym

noun

a less common word for pseudonym
an anonymous person or publication

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Word Origin and History for anonym

1812, "nameless person," from French anonyme, from Latin anonymus, from Greek anonymos "without a name" (see anonymous). Meaning "fictitious name" is recorded from 1866.