ghostwriter
noun [ C ] uk/ˈɡəʊstˌraɪ.tər/ us/ˈɡoʊstˌraɪ.t̬ɚ/
幽灵写手; 代笔作家; 捉刀人
someone who writes a book or article, etc. for another person to publish under his or her own name
He should have hired a ghostwriter to make his case. 他应该雇一个代笔将该说的说清楚。
The novel was largely written by an unacknowledged ghostwriter. 这部小说大部分是由一位不为人知的代笔作家写的。
See: ghostwrite
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- A growing number of professional ghostwriters are widely available.
- The authors could not reveal their identities as ghostwriters.
- It's not unusual for a prominent political figure to employ a ghostwriter for a memoir.