nom de plume

[nom duh ploom; French nawn duh plym] /ˌnɒm də ˈplum; French nɔ̃ də ˈplüm/
noun, plural noms de plume
[nomz duh ploom; French nawn duh plym] /ˌnɒmz də ˈplum; French nɔ̃ də ˈplüm/ (Show IPA)
1.
pen name.
Origin
1815-25; coined in E < French words: literally, pen name
Examples from the web for nom de plume
  • The picture belongs to him, and his name-or nom de plume-is stamped all over it.
British Dictionary definitions for nom de plume

nom de plume

/ˈnɒm də ˈpluːm/
noun (pl) noms de plume (ˈnɒm də ˈpluːm)
1.
another term for pen name
Contemporary definitions for nom de plume
noun

a pen name

Word Origin

French

Usage Note

pl noms de plume

nom de plume in Culture
nom de plume [(nom di ploohm)]

French for “pen name”; an invented name under which an author writes. Mark Twain was the nom de plume of Samuel L. Clemens.