[a. Fr. anonyme, ad. Gr. ἀνώνυμ-ος, or its L. a. anōnym-us, ANONYMOUS.]
1. A person whose name is not given, who remains nameless. (Often anonyme, as in Fr.)
1812. Byron, in Moore, Life (1866), 166. I should hardly wish a contest with … all the anonymes and synonymes of Committee Candidates.
1872. De Morgan, Budg. Paradoxes, 10. Among my anonymes is a gentleman who is angry at my treatment of the ‘poor but thoughtful’ man who [etc.].
1878. H. H. Gibbs, Ombre, 78. Sir Anonym (as … [Dr. Pole in Macmillan 1875] … calls the third player) being at Belinda’s right hand, and the Baron at her left.
2. A fictitious designation, concealing the real name of a writer; a pseudonym. (Cf. synonym.)
1866. Anti-Slavery Rep., 2 July, 169/1. The writer, who signs himself St. Jago de la Vega, is scarcely veiled under his anonym.
1882. Nonconf., 5 May, 401/3. The critic crowing loudly behind his anonym sneers at Dr. Hutton.
3. An anonymous book. rare.
1867. O. Hamst, Martyr to Bibliogr., Anonym, book without a name on the title.
