ghostwriter
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7.1
- noun
- /ˈɡoʊstˌraɪtər/
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escritor fantasma
- I already hired a ghostwriter to start on the outline.
- Ghostwriter for hire
Is that where a ghostwriter comes in or a script doctor and they can kind of take the reins?
- Is that where a ghostwriter comes in or a script doctor and they can kind of take the reins?
- It's because I created Infrastructure and Stephanie Land, my ghostwriter, and I am betting on my strengths of video and talking gift of gab.
- More importantly, he had his ghostwriter give access to those documents.
Examples
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We are now told that the lady's biography of her favorite general required a ghostwriter.
Blog text (17) -
A ghostwriter needs to know how to "translate feelings into words."
Academic text (2011) -
The one you told me to hire to be my ghostwriter.
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It's because George is a ghostwriter.
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Everyone wants to be a ghostwriter.
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What does it take to become a ghostwriter?
Academic text (2011) -
A ghostwriter needs to be able to relate to the client and establish a comfort.
Academic text (2011) -
I also freelance as a book editor and ghostwriter and have for years.
Blog text (31) -
All the ghostwriters interviewed agreed that the "publishability" of a book is not the writer's responsibility.
Academic text (2011) -
She hired a ghostwriter to help her complete her autobiography, ensuring it reflected her true voice.
Synonyms
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7.7
A person who writes books or articles for someone else to take credit
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Etymology
The word ghostwriter comes from ghost ('spirit' or someone unseen) and writer, so think of a writer who works like a hidden spirit. It is a helpful image: a ghostwriter writes for someone else 'behind the scenes' and lets that person be named as the author.