ghost·writ·er

(gōst′rī′tər)

One who writes for and gives credit of authorship to another.

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ghost′writ`er

or ghost′ writ`er,

a person who writes a speech, book, article, etc., for another person who is named as or presumed to be the author.

[1895–1900, Amer.]

ghost′write`, v.t., v.i. -wrote, -writ•ten, -writ•ing.

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Noun

ghostwriter - a writer who gives the credit of authorship to someone else

ghost

author, writer - writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)

Translations

spökskrivare

ghostwriter

[ˈgəʊstˌraɪtəʳ] N → negro/a m/f

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

ghostwriter

[ˈgəʊstraɪtə^r] n → nègre m (fig)

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

ghostwriter

[ˈgəʊstˌraɪtəʳ] n → ghost writer m/f inv, scrittore/trice fantasma inv

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

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Drugmaker use of ghostwriters has created "a huge body of medical literature that society can't trust," said Carl Elliott, a University of Minnesota bioethicist who has written about the practice.

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He said attitudes to using ghostwriters are similar to those for 'copy and paste' plagiarism in the UAE.

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