ghostwriter

noun

Definition of ghostwriternext
as in scribbler

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  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
  • One of Larsen’s biographers, George Hutchinson, uncovered a passenger manifest that recorded Larsen’s travel from Denmark, and a Danish genealogist, Shari Jensen, discovered that Larsen’s relatives lived in Copenhagen at the same address as the relatives of the fictional Helga.
    Ethelene Whitmire, New York Times, 20 Dec. 2024
  • Royal biographer Ingrid Seward tells PEOPLE that Andrew will have also spoken things over with his daughters, Princess Beatrice and Princess Eugenie, who are protective and loyal towards him.
    Janine Henni, People.com, 19 Dec. 2024
Definition of biographer
Noun
  • An all-time favorite of this writer, this fragrance-free formula is safe for sensitive skin.
    Kiana Murden, Vogue, 25 Dec. 2024
  • Scott Thompson is a sports writer for Fox News Digital.
    Scott Thompson, Fox News, 25 Dec. 2024
Definition of writer
Noun
  • The conversation between Terenzio and coauthor Liz McNeil, who also serves as an editor-at-large at PEOPLE, was moderated by Gina Gershon, who befriended John after the two met through their involvement in Naked Angels, the downtown theater troupe.
    Liz McNeil, People.com, 14 Dec. 2024
  • An enterprise cloud identity expert, multi-exit serial entrepreneur and coauthor of the SAML SSO standard.
    Eric Olden, Forbes, 3 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
  • Perry knew that wordsmith songwriters needed hooks as well.
    David Browne, Rolling Stone, 26 Dec. 2024
  • In terms of lyricism, 21 Savage ranks himself as the top wordsmith currently rapping out of Atlanta.
    Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of wordsmith
Noun
  • In an email that later becomes public through the Sony hack, journalist Jonathan Alter shares allegations about Russell’s behavior on American Hustle with Sony CEO Michael Lynton, Alter’s brother-in-law.
    Jennifer Zhan, Vulture, 23 Dec. 2024
  • Drew also shared a surprising tree decorating hack.
    Tabitha Parent, People.com, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of hack
Noun
  • Most Black autobiographers never even planned to publish (or thought about publishing) their books commercially.
    Tim Brinkhof, JSTOR Daily, 11 Dec. 2024
  • The author of that book, Memoirs 1925-1950, was Kennan himself, as self-critical and personally reflective an autobiographer as his century had seen.
    Nicholas Thompson, Foreign Affairs, 6 Dec. 2011
Definition of autobiographer
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