alias
/ˈeɪ·li·əs/ adv, n [C]Definition
› 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.
(Definition of alias adv, n from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary
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