ghostwrite
Verb
To write under the name of another (especially literary works).
Usage- Intransitive
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Mariana would rather not ghostwrite for a living because she finds it a thankless task.
To author a literary work or speech in the place of another.
Usage- Transitive
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The president has someone to ghostwrite his addresses.
Before I read her book, I wondered if it had been ghostwritten, like many such books.
Verb
write for someone else
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- Broader terms
- Examples
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How many books have you ghostwritten so far?
Word forms
ghostwritesghostwritingghostwroteghostwrittenghost-writeghost write