ghostwriter

noun

Definition of ghostwriternext
as in scribbler

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ghostwriter
  1. scribbler
  2. biographer
  3. writer
  4. coauthor
  5. hagiographer
  6. wordsmith
  7. hack
  8. autobiographer
Noun
  • Try your hand at drawing a model, whether your a pro or a scribbler.
    Amanda Rosa, Miami Herald, 1 July 2024
  • We should be concerned not just for our personal pocketbooks but for the state of our art—and the current moment calls for dreamers, strummers, and scribblers to be unusually thoughtful, tactical, and shrewd.
    Sean Michaels, The New Yorker, 21 June 2023
Definition of scribbler
Noun
  • Hemingway, according to literary biographer Scott Donaldson, quickly become the target of a confidence-bruising onslaught designed to humble him and mold him into a subservient, obedient journalist.
    Emily Zarevich, JSTOR Daily, 6 Jan. 2025
  • Despite being a revered leader of the civil rights movement, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was actually conflict avoidant, says biographer Jonathan Eig.
    Carly Tagen-Dye, People.com, 3 Jan. 2025
Definition of biographer
Noun
  • That this writer had to mention the Vegas odds as a way to balance these teams is so lazy.
    Tim Graham, The Athletic, 13 Jan. 2025
  • The Marshall Project staff writers Jamiles Lartey and Shannon Heffernan contributed to this report.
    Keri Blakinger, Los Angeles Times, 12 Jan. 2025
Definition of writer
Noun
  • One of the coauthors of the textbook, Sergey Vangorodsky, has said the book is not used as a teaching tool in Russian schools.
    David Faris, Newsweek, 27 Dec. 2024
  • However, omega-3 mediators only come into play when the body is fighting inflammation and are therefore often difficult to detect during the initiation of inflammation, said study coauthor Dr. Ganesh Halade, an associate professor of internal medicine at the University of South Florida.
    Sandee LaMotte, CNN, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of coauthor
Noun
  • But only hagiographers believe that one man created today’s France.
    Stephen Kotkin, Foreign Affairs, 18 Apr. 2024
  • William’s hagiographer, the monk Thomas of Monmouth, laid out this unsubstantiated account in excruciating detail, leading to the canonization of the dead boy; like mushrooms after rain, accounts of miracles arose around his tomb.
    Talia Lavin, The New Republic, 29 Sep. 2020
Definition of hagiographer
Noun
  • Longtime Courier Journal columnist Bob Hill has always been a wordsmith but wasn't always a writer.
    Kirby Adams, The Courier-Journal, 18 Dec. 2024
  • Perry knew that wordsmith songwriters needed hooks as well.
    David Browne, Rolling Stone, 26 Dec. 2024
Definition of wordsmith
Noun
  • Yourself From quick hacks to preventative solutions, professional cleaners share their best tips for keeping floors clean All products featured on Architectural Digest are independently selected by our editors.
    Jennifer Beck Goldblatt, Architectural Digest, 9 Jan. 2025
  • From hacks to expert hair tutorials, @haircare has grown to encompass one of the largest hair communities online.
    Kaitlyn Gomez, USA TODAY, 8 Jan. 2025
Definition of hack
Noun
  • This was true for autobiographers and for belletristic authors.
    Tim Brinkhof, JSTOR Daily, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Most Black autobiographers never even planned to publish (or thought about publishing) their books commercially.
    Tim Brinkhof, JSTOR Daily, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of autobiographer
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