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ghostwriter

ghostwriter

See also: ghost writer

English

Alternative forms

ghost writer

Noun

ghostwriter ‎(plural ghostwriters)

A professional writer who is paid to write books, articles, stories, or reports that are officially credited to another person.

Translations

professional writer for another person

Armenian:
Chinese:
Mandarin: 捉刀手 ‎(zhuōdāoshǒu), 代筆者, 代笔者 ‎(dàibǐ zhě)
Danish: neger (da) c
Esperanto:
Finnish: haamukirjoittaja (fi)
French: nègre littéraire (fr) m, nègre (fr) m

German: Ghostwriter (de) m, Phantomschreiber m
Italian: ghostwriter m, scrittore ombra m
Japanese: ゴーストライター ‎(gōsutoraitā)
Polish: murzyn (pl) m (pejorative)
Portuguese: ghostwriter m, f
Russian: литерату́рный негр (ru) m ‎(literatúrnyj negr), негр (ru) m ‎(negr)
Spanish: negro (es) m
Swedish: spökskrivare (sv) c

Portuguese

Noun

ghostwriter m f (plural ghostwriters)

ghostwriter (professional writer for another person)