uncredited work
Unnamed labor performed
Uncredited work is labor or creative contribution that goes unacknowledged—the person who did it receives no public recognition.
In film and television, uncredited work might be a script doctor's rewrites or an actor's cameo.
The term extends to any field: She did most of the uncredited work on that research paper.
Ghost-written books are uncredited work by definition.
- ghostwriterUncredited hired author
- ghost writerHired anonymous author
- anonymousOf unknown origin
- unacknowledgedNot formally recognized
- behind-the-scenesHidden from public view
behind the curtain · shadow · silent partner · invisible · attribution · byline · plagiarism · exploitation · labor · heavy lifting · freelance · contributor · collaborator · thankless · overlooked · forgotten · hidden · silent
uncredited, credit, credited, credits, crediting, creditor, creditors, creditable, accredit