stage name
noun [C]Definition
› the name, different from his or her real name, that an actor or performer is publicly known by: David Bowie is the stage name of the singer David Jones.Names and titlesActors and performers
(Definition of stage name noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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