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nom de guerre

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nom de guerre  (nm d gâr)
n. pl. noms de guerre (nm)
A fictitious name; a pseudonym.
[French : nom, name + de, of + guerre, war.]
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Noun1.nom de guerre - a fictitious name used when the person performs a particular social role
anonym, pseudonym
name - a language unit by which a person or thing is known; "his name really is George Washington"; "those are two names for the same thing"
stage name - the pseudonym of an actor
nom de plume, pen name - an author's pseudonym


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It was thought and said that she was intellectual; it was suspected of her that she wrote under a nom de guerre.
The Awakening and Selected Short Stories by Chopin, Kate View in context
"That name sounds strange to you," said Athos, smiling; "it was my nom de guerre when Monsieur D'Artagnan, two other gallant friends and myself performed some feats of arms at the siege of La Rochelle, under the deceased cardinal and Monsieur de Bassompierre.
Twenty Years After by Dumas, Alexandre View in context
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