Definition of 'alias'

Word Frequency

alias

(eɪliəs )

Word forms: plural aliases

1. countable noun

An alias is a false name, especially one used by a criminal.

Using an alias, he had rented a house in Fleet, Hampshire.

Synonyms: pseudonym, pen name, assumed name, stage name More Synonyms of alias

2. preposition

You use alias when you are mentioning another name that someone, especially a criminal or an actor, is known by.

...the defendant Pericles Pericleous, alias Peter Smith.

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Word Frequency

alias in British

(ˈeɪlɪəs )

adverb

at another time or place known as or named

Dylan, alias Zimmerman

noun plural -ases

an assumed name

Word origin of 'alias'

C16: from Latin aliās (adv) otherwise, at another time, from alius other

Word Frequency

alias in American

(ˈeɪliəs ; āˈlēəs; ˈeɪljəs ; ālˈyəs)

nounWord forms: plural ˈaliases

an assumed name; another name

adverb

otherwise named

Bell alias Jones

SIMILAR WORDS: ˈpseudoˌnym

Word origin of 'alias'

L, at another time < alius, other: see else

Example sentences containing 'alias'

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He had so many aliases he wrote bogus names in his baseball cap to remind him which one he was using. The Sun (2016)One said:'He had at least five different aliases. The Sun (2016)He adopted three aliases and was given passports and driving licences in his new identities. The Sun (2013)Writing reviews under different aliases is challenging. Times, Sunday Times (2010)There were various aliases against my name, but no defaults. Times, Sunday Times (2009)They're not the only famous faces to adopt comical aliases. The Sun (2009)The gun dealer used up to 33 different aliases. The Sun (2009)I made documentaries to try and raise awareness - you hear of so many people using aliases. Times, Sunday Times (2008)

Trends of 'alias'

Used Occasionally. alias is one of the 30000 most commonly used words in the Collins dictionary

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Translations for 'alias'

British English: alias /ˈeɪlɪəs/ NOUN

An alias is a false name, especially one used by a criminal.

Using an alias, he had rented a house.

American English: alias
Arabic: الشَهير بِـ
Brazilian Portuguese: pseudônimo
Chinese: 别名
Croatian: pseudonim
Czech: pseudonym
Danish: alias
Dutch: alias
European Spanish: alias
Finnish: salanimi
French: pseudonyme
German: Deckname
Greek: ψευδώνυμο
Italian: pseudonimo
Japanese: 別名
Korean: 가명
Norwegian: dekknavn
Polish: fałszywe nazwisko
European Portuguese: pseudónimo
Romanian: nume fals
Russian: прозвище
Spanish: alias
Swedish: alias
Thai: ฉายา
Turkish: takma ad
Ukrainian: вигадане ім'я
Vietnamese: biệt hiệu

British English: alias /ˈeɪlɪəs/ PREPOSITION

You use alias when you are mentioning another name that someone, especially a criminal or an actor, is known by.

...the defendant Pericles Pericleous, alias Peter Smith.

American English: alias
Arabic: اِسْم مُسْتَعار
Brazilian Portuguese: aliás
Chinese: 化名
Croatian: zvan
Czech: alias
Danish: alias
Dutch: alias
European Spanish: alias
Finnish: toiselta nimeltään
French: alias
German: alias
Greek: ή
Italian: alias
Japanese: ･･･の別名で知られる
Korean: ...라는 통칭으로 알려진
Norwegian: alias
Polish: alias
European Portuguese: aliás
Romanian: alias
Russian: иначе
Spanish: alias
Swedish: alias
Thai: อีกนัยหนึ่งเรียกว่า
Turkish: diğer adıyla
Ukrainian: під прізвиськом
Vietnamese: biệt hiệu là

British English: alias NOUN

An alias is a false name, especially one used by a criminal.

Using an alias, he had rented a house in the small town.

American English: alias
Brazilian Portuguese: alcunha
Chinese: 化名
European Spanish: alias
French: faux nom
German: Deckname
Italian: falso nome
Japanese: 偽名
Korean: 가명
European Portuguese: alcunha
Spanish: alias

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Nearby words of 'alias'

Related Terms of 'alias'

anti-alias

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Definition of alias from the Collins English Dictionary

Indefinite pronouns

The indefinite pronouns are used when you do not know or do not need to say precisely who or what you are referring to. The noun phrase which they substitute for can refer to a person, a thing, or a ...