ghostwritten

ˈɡoʊstˌrɪtən

Definition

Definition of ghostwritten - Reverso English Dictionary

Adjective

authorship

Rare

written by someone else but credited to another

Rare

The autobiography was ghostwritten by a famous author.
The novel was ghostwritten to maintain anonymity.
Her speech was ghostwritten by a professional writer.

pseudonymous

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Origin of ghostwritten

English, ghost (spirit) + written (composed)

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French:attribué à tort, ...
German:fremdverfasst, ...
Italian:scritta da un ghostwriter, ...
Spanish:escrita por encargo, ...
Portuguese:escrito por um ghostwriter, ...
Chinese:代笔的, ...
Japanese:ゴーストライティングされた, ...
Arabic:مَكْتُوب بِالنِّيابَة, ...
Hebrew:מוּכְתָּב, ...
Russian:приписанный, ...
Ukrainian:підставний, ...
Hindi:प्रेतलेखित, ...
Bengali:ভূতলিখিত, ...
Catalan:escrit per encàrrec, ...
Czech:napsaný ghostwriterem, ...
Danish:ghostskrevet, ...
Dutch:in opdracht geschreven, ...
Greek:ανώνυμος, ...
Hungarian:szellemíró által írt, ...
Khmer:សរសេរដោយអ្នកដទៃ ប៉ុន្តែដាក់ឈ្មោះអ្នកផ្សេងជាអ្នកនិពន្ធ, ...
Korean:대필된, ...
Persian:به نام دیگری نوشته شده, ...
Polish:napisany przez ghostwritera, ...
Portuguese (BR):escrita por um ghostwriter, ...
Romanian:scris de un autor din umbră, ...
Swedish:spökskriven, ...
Thai:เขียนโดยคนอื่น, ...
Turkish:hayalet yazarlıkla yazılmış, ...
Vietnamese:viết thuê, ...

ghostwrite

ˈɡoʊstˌraɪt

ghostwrote

Definition of ghostwrite - Reverso English Dictionary

Verb

tr.

publishing

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create text credited to a different person

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She ghostwrote his autobiography, but her name never appeared on the cover.
He was hired to ghostwrite a series of motivational blog posts.
She often ghostwrites speeches for local politicians during election season.

barter

trade

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Origin of ghostwrite

English, ghost (spirit) + write (compose)

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French:écrire pour le compte de quelqu'un, ...
German:als Ghostwriter schreiben, ...
Italian:scrivere come ghostwriter, ...
Spanish:escribir como escritor fantasma, ...
Portuguese:escrever em nome de outra pessoa, ...
Chinese:做枪手, ...
Japanese:代筆する, ...
Arabic:كَتَبَ لِصَالِحِ غَيْرِهِ, ...
Hebrew:לִכְתּוֹב כְּסוֹפֵר צְלָלִים, ...
Russian:писать за другого, ...
Ukrainian:писати як найманий автор, ...
Hindi:किसी और के नाम से लिखना, ...
Bengali:অন্যের নামে লেখা লিখা, ...
Catalan:escriure com a negre literari, ...
Czech:psát jako ghostwriter, ...
Danish:ghostskrive, ...
Dutch:als ghostwriter schrijven, ...
Greek:γράφω ως συγγραφέας φάντασμα, ...
Hungarian:szellemírni, ...
Khmer:សរសេរជំនួសឈ្មោះឱ្យអ្នកដទៃ, ...
Korean:대필하다, ...
Persian:برایِ او نوشت, ...
Polish:napisać jako ghostwriter, ...
Portuguese (BR):escrever por encomenda, ...
Romanian:a scrie pentru altcineva, ...
Swedish:spökskriva, ...
Thai:เขียนแทน, ...
Turkish:gölge yazarlık yapmak, ...
Vietnamese:viết thuê, ...

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