Anonym
/ˈæn.ə.nɪm/ noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 An anonymous person.
- 2 a fictitious name used when the person performs a particular social role wordnet
- 3 An assumed or false name.
- 4 A mere name; a name resting upon no diagnosis or other recognized basis.
Etymology
Coined or borrowed around 1812, from French anonyme, from Ancient Greek ἀνώνυμος (anṓnumos, “without name”).