plural aliases
: an assumed or additional name that a person sometimes uses
a fugitive using several aliases
John Smith, who goes by the alias Richard Jones
He checked into the hotel using an alias. = He checked into the hotel under an alias.
"My [gaming] alias when I was 18 … was Princess Peach," she [Bella Hadid] says with glee …—
Alex Frank
Alex Frank
sometimes, specifically
: a pseudonym (such as a pen name or stage name) that is associated with a person's professional identity
wrote the novels under an alias
Donald Glover, also known under his rap alias Childish Gambino, is an actor, writer, director, comedian and musician. —Mark Warren
Mark Warren Vin Diesel, born Mark Sinclair, took on the tougher-sounding moniker as a bouncer in New York; the alias stuck as he transitioned into acting. —Mae Ross
Mae Ross
: otherwise called : otherwise known as
—used to indicate an additional name that a person sometimes uses
John Smith alias Richard Jones
the outlaw William H. Bonney, Jr. alias "Billy the Kid"
Examples of alias in a Sentence
Noun
a fugitive using several aliases
a dressmaker whom everyone knows as “Bet,” her adopted alias in the dressmaking business that she named after Betsy Ross
Recent Examples on the Web
Rebecca Ruth Gould, JSTOR Daily, 9 Apr. 2025
All-American Madison Booker (alias: Midrange Maddie) continues to ball through the NCAA Tournament.
—Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 4 Apr. 2025
The screenplay on the Disney FYC site gives the Void team members aliases, presumably to avoid spoiler leaks, as all of those characters' appearances were kept secret until the film's release week.
—Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 30 Nov. 2024
An alias email address is an additional email address that can be used to receive emails in the same mailbox as the primary email address.
—Kurt Knutsson, Cyberguy Report, Fox News, 8 Jan. 2025
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Noun
Many artists began using aliases (and particularly ones that constantly changed) on Instagram, while others resisted censorship outright.
—Rebecca Ruth Gould, JSTOR Daily, 9 Apr. 2025
All-American Madison Booker (alias: Midrange Maddie) continues to ball through the NCAA Tournament.
—Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 4 Apr. 2025
The screenplay on the Disney FYC site gives the Void team members aliases, presumably to avoid spoiler leaks, as all of those characters' appearances were kept secret until the film's release week.
—Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 30 Nov. 2024
An alias email address is an additional email address that can be used to receive emails in the same mailbox as the primary email address.
—Kurt Knutsson, Cyberguy Report, Fox News, 8 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for alias
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“Alias.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/alias. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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alias
1 of 3 adverb
: otherwise called : also known as
John Thomas Nolan, alias Legs Diamond
alias
2 of 3 noun
: an assumed or additional name
alias
3 of 3 adjective
: issued after the original instrument has not produced any action
an alias tax warrant
an alias summons
compare pluries
Etymology
Adverb
Latin, otherwise, from alius other
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