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{{trans-top|write under the name of another}} |
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*: Mandarin: {{t+|cmn|代筆|tr=dàibǐ}}, {{t+|cmn|捉刀|tr=zhuōdāo}} |
*: Mandarin: {{t+|cmn|代筆|tr=dàibǐ}}, {{t+|cmn|捉刀|tr=zhuōdāo}} |
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Revision as of 18:44, 17 April 2024
English
Alternative forms
Etymology
Back-formation from ghostwriter.
Verb
ghostwrite (third-person singular simple present ghostwrites, present participle ghostwriting, simple past ghostwrote, past participle ghostwritten)
- (authorship, intransitive) To write under the name of another (especially literary works).
- Mariana would rather not ghostwrite for a living because she finds it a thankless task.
- (authorship, transitive) To author a literary work or speech in the place of another.
- The president has someone to ghostwrite his addresses.
Related terms
Translations
write under the name of another
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author a literary work