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ghostwriter

ghostwriter noun: a professional writer who is paid to write material that is officially credited to another person; one who writes on behalf of someone else, often for a celebrity.

Noun

ghostwriter (plural ghostwriters)

  1. A professional writer who is paid to write material that is officially credited to another person; one who writes on behalf of someone else, often for a celebrity.
    • Smith was listed as the author of his autobiography, but a ghostwriter did most of the work.
    • Ghostwriters, typically the faceless forces behind many books by famous non-writers, are now becoming more visible, with celebrities openly teaming up with high-profile professionals.2021 April 13, Cady Lang, “How Celebrity Memoirs Got So Good”, in TIME, archived from the original on 28 Apr 2021

ghostwriter meaning in Malay and Indonesian

ghostwriter in Malay

professional writer for another person
penulis siluman

ghostwriter in Indonesian

professional writer for another person
penulis bayangan

Forms of ghostwriter

pluralghostwriters
alternative formghost writer

Origin of ghostwriter

From ghost + writer.

Words formed from ghostwriter

Questions about ghostwriter

What does ghostwriter mean?
Ghostwriter means a professional writer who is paid to write material that is officially credited to another person; one who writes on behalf of someone else, often for a celebrity.
What is ghostwriter in Malay?
Ghostwriter in Malay is penulis siluman. See Ghostwriter meaning in Malay.
What part of speech is ghostwriter?
Ghostwriter is a noun.
What is the plural of ghostwriter?
The plural of ghostwriter is ghostwriters.

Words near ghostwriter in the dictionary

  1. ghostword
  2. ghostwords
  3. ghostwort
  4. ghostworts
  5. ghostwrite
  6. ghostwriter
  7. ghostwriters
  8. ghostwritership
  9. ghostwrites
  10. ghostwriting
  11. ghostwritten

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