alias

adverb

/ˈeɪliəs/

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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’.

alias

noun

/ˈeɪliəs/

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a false or different name, especially one that is used by a criminal
- He checked into the hotel under an alias.
Extra Examples
- After her escape from prison, Claire Potter adopted the alias Margaret Smith.
- One of his known aliases is Ed Neil.
- A conman used an alias to infiltrate the organization.
- It soon emerged that all three names were aliases for the same person.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- known
- email
- online
- …
verb + alias
- adopt
- assume
- go by
- …
preposition
- under an/the alias
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(computing) a name that can be used instead of the actual name for a file, internet address, etc.
- You can also use our easy-to-remember forwarding alias.
- On his website he uses the online alias ‘Maddox’.

Word Originlate Middle English: from Latin, ‘at another time, otherwise’.

单词	alias
释义	alias adverb /ˈeɪliəs/ /ˈeɪliəs/ jump to other results 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’. alias noun /ˈeɪliəs/ /ˈeɪliəs/ jump to other results a false or different name, especially one that is used by a criminal He checked into the hotel under an alias. Extra Examples After her escape from prison, Claire Potter adopted the alias Margaret Smith. One of his known aliases is Ed Neil. A conman used an alias to infiltrate the organization. It soon emerged that all three names were aliases for the same person. Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective known email online … verb + alias adopt assume go by … preposition under an/the alias See full entry (computing) a name that can be used instead of the actual name for a file, internet address, etc. You can also use our easy-to-remember forwarding alias. On his website he uses the online alias ‘Maddox’. Word Originlate Middle English: from Latin, ‘at another time, otherwise’.
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