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单词 ghostwriter
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ghostwritern.

Brit. /ˈɡəʊs(t)ˌrʌɪtə/, U.S. /ˈɡoʊs(t)ˌraɪdər/
Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: ghost n., writer n.
Etymology: < ghost n. + writer n., after ghost-written adj. Compare earlier ghost n. 12.
Originally U.S.
A person who writes an article, book, etc., for another person, under whose name it is then published. Cf. ghost n. 12.
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1908 Lincoln (Nebraska) Daily Star 23 July (City ed.) 4/5 There are a dozen or so known, catalogued and labeled ‘ghost’ writers in town. Few of them have ever seen their names in print.
1928 J. P. McEvoy Show Girl 77 I told you I was one of them there ghost writers doing my bit for belle lettres.
1991 Dillons News Sept. 21/4 It is episodic rather than a seamless life story, and it is clearly written from the heart without the aid of the usual ghostwriter.
2010 Daily Tel. 16 Feb. 20/3 At least half the titles in the best-selling non-fiction charts are penned by ghostwriters.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2021; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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