Definitions for ghostwrite
ghost·write

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. ghost, ghostwriteverb

   write for someone else

   "How many books have you ghostwritten so far?"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. ghostwriteverb

   To write under the name of another (especially literary works).

   Maria would rather not ghostwrite for a living because she finds it a thankless task.

2. ghostwriteverb

   To author a literary work or speech in the place of another.

   The president has someone to ghostwrite his addresses.

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1. ghostwrite

   A ghostwriter is hired to write literary or journalistic works, speeches, or other texts that are officially credited to another person as the author. Celebrities, executives, participants in timely news stories, and political leaders often hire ghostwriters to draft or edit autobiographies, memoirs, magazine articles, or other written material. Memoir ghostwriters often pride themselves in "disappearing" when impersonating others since such disappearance signals the quality of their craftsmanship. In music, ghostwriters are often used to write songs, lyrics, and instrumental pieces. Screenplay authors can also use ghostwriters to either edit or rewrite their scripts to improve them. Usually, there is a confidentiality clause in the contract between the ghostwriter and the credited author that obligates the former to remain anonymous. Sometimes the ghostwriter is acknowledged by the author or publisher for their writing services, euphemistically called a "researcher" or "research assistant", but often the ghostwriter is not credited. Ghostwriting (or simply "ghosting") also occurs in other creative fields. Composers have long hired ghostwriters to help them to write musical pieces and songs; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart is an example of a well-known composer who was paid to ghostwrite music for wealthy patrons. Ghosting also occurs in popular music. A pop music ghostwriter writes lyrics and a melody in the style of the credited musician. In hip hop music, the increasing use of ghostwriters by high-profile hip-hop stars has led to controversy. In the visual arts, it is not uncommon in either fine art or commercial art such as comics for a number of assistants to do work on a piece that is credited to a single artist; Andy Warhol engaged in this practice, supervising an assembly line silk screen process for his artwork. However, when credit is established for the writer, the acknowledgment of their contribution is public domain and the writer in question would not be considered a ghostwriter.

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1. ghostwrite

   To ghostwrite is to write a piece of work, such as a book, an article, or a speech, on behalf of another person who is named as the author. The ghostwriter does not receive any acknowledgment in the published work, hence the term "ghost." This practice is common in various fields including literature, music, film, and even politics.

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of ghostwrite in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of ghostwrite in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=ghostwrite
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Ghostwrite
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghostwrite
4. ^ ChatGPT
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