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How to pronounce ghostwriter

American English pronunciation

GOHST-ry-ter

IPA
/ˈɡoʊstˌɹaɪtɚ/
Syllables
GOHST · ry · ter (3 syllables, stress on the 1st)

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What ghostwriter means

noun

A writer paid to write work that someone else puts their name on

In a sentence: The famous singer used a ghostwriter to help tell her life story.

Where it comes from: It's ghost plus writer, because the real writer stays unseen, like a ghost.

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