aliases

4 definitions • 4 examples

used when giving the name that a person is generally known by, after giving their real name:

Malcolm Little, alias Malcolm X

a false name, especially one used by a criminal:

He travels under (= using) an alias.

a name that can be used to find a computer file, command, address, etc.

a false name that someone is known by:

He admitted that the name Rupert Sharp was an alias.

Paul Sopworth, alias (= also known as) Rupert Sharp, went to prison today.