ghostwriter
See also: ghost writer
English edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Noun edit
ghostwriter (plural ghostwriters)
- 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.
- 2021 April 13, Cady Lang, “How Celebrity Memoirs Got So Good”, in Time[1]:
- 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.
- Smith was listed as the author of his autobiography, but a ghostwriter did most of the work.
Descendants edit
- → German: Ghostwriter
- → Japanese: ゴーストライター (gōsutoraitā)
- → Polish: ghostwriter
- → Portuguese: ghostwriter
Translations edit
professional writer for another person
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Polish edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from English ghostwriter.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
ghostwriter m pers
- ghostwriter
- Synonym: murzyn
Declension edit
Declension of ghostwriter
singular | plural | |
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nominative | ghostwriter | ghostwriterzy/ghostwritery (deprecative) |
genitive | ghostwritera | ghostwriterów |
dative | ghostwriterowi | ghostwriterom |
accusative | ghostwritera | ghostwriterów |
instrumental | ghostwriterem | ghostwriterami |
locative | ghostwriterze | ghostwriterach |
vocative | ghostwriterze | ghostwriterzy |
Further reading edit
- ghostwriter in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Portuguese edit
Etymology edit
Unadapted borrowing from English ghostwriter.
Noun edit
ghostwriter m or f by sense (plural ghostwriters)
- ghostwriter (professional writer for another person)