alias
adverb/ˈeɪliəs/
/ˈeɪliəs/
- used when a person, especially a criminal or an actor, is known by two names
- Mick Clark, alias Sid Brown
- Hercule Poirot, alias David Suchet (= David Suchet plays the part of Hercule Poirot)
- David Suchet, alias Hercule Poirot of the famous TV series
Word Originlate Middle English: from Latin, ‘at another time, otherwise’.Definitions on the go
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