cover name
Spy's false identity
A cover name is a false identity used to conceal someone's true identity, especially in espionage or undercover operations.
Intelligence agents operate under cover names to protect themselves and their missions: Her cover name was Maria Santos, though she'd been born Jennifer Walsh.
The term also applies to pseudonyms used by writers or artists seeking anonymity.
- codenameSecret identifying label
- nom de guerreAssumed military identity
- aliasAdopted false name
- pseudonymFictitious professional name
- secret identityUndisclosed true self
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- aliasesalias, pseudonym, codename, nom de plume, handle
- Secret Identitiessecret identity, alias, alter ego, pseudonym, dual identity
- pen namesnom de plume, pseudonym, alias, anonym, alter ego
- secret codescipher, secret code, secret codes, code word, password
cover namereal name
Actual given identity
true name · legal name · birth name · given name · proper name
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