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覆面作家
ふくめんさっか
1. [n]
▶ anonymous author
▶ pseudonymous author
▶ writer who conceals his identity



History:
4. A 2019-05-21 08:11:42  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
  Refs:
https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/224254/whats-the-difference-between-anonymous-and-pseudonymous
  Comments:
Both JEs I quoted just used "anonymous", but both fit, and they are related.
  Diff:
@@ -12,0 +13 @@
+<gloss>pseudonymous author</gloss>
3. A* 2019-05-21 08:01:21 
  Comments:
Is "Anonymous" really correct? They still usually have a pen name.
2. A 2019-05-21 07:22:14  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
  Refs:
Daijr, GG5, 中辞典
  Diff:
@@ -12,2 +12,2 @@
-<gloss>pseudonymous author</gloss>
-<gloss>author who keeps his identity veiled</gloss>
+<gloss>anonymous author</gloss>
+<gloss>writer who conceals his identity</gloss>
1. A* 2019-05-21 07:16:28 
  Refs:
大辞泉
https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/覆面作家

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