ghostwrite
verb
ghost·write
ˈgōs(t)-ˌrīt 
ghostwrote
ˈgōs(t)-ˌrōt
; ghostwritten
ˈgōs(t)-ˌri-tᵊn
; ghostwritten
ˈgōs(t)-ˌri-tᵊn
: to write for and in the name of another
: to write (a speech, a book, etc.) for another who is the presumed or credited author
ghostwriter
noun
Examples of ghostwrite in a Sentence
She was hired to ghostwrite the mayor's autobiography.
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Having someone ghostwrite the occasional blog post is not the answer.
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Elizabeth Baskin, Forbes.com, 2 Apr. 2025
Feature articles quoting the CEO are a better solution than attempting to ghostwrite in their voice.
—Elizabeth Baskin, Forbes.com, 2 Apr. 2025
She was dismissed in 2011, and the rest of the series was ghostwritten.
—Abigail Lee, Variety, 27 Mar. 2025
For over a century, scholars had argued that Molière could not have written some of his best work due to his lack of education, suggesting instead that his plays had been ghostwritten by the poet Pierre Corneille.
—Julia Webster Ayuso, The Dial, 21 Nov. 2024
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Elizabeth Baskin, Forbes.com, 2 Apr. 2025
Feature articles quoting the CEO are a better solution than attempting to ghostwrite in their voice.
—Elizabeth Baskin, Forbes.com, 2 Apr. 2025
She was dismissed in 2011, and the rest of the series was ghostwritten.
—Abigail Lee, Variety, 27 Mar. 2025
For over a century, scholars had argued that Molière could not have written some of his best work due to his lack of education, suggesting instead that his plays had been ghostwritten by the poet Pierre Corneille.
—Julia Webster Ayuso, The Dial, 21 Nov. 2024
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“Ghostwrite.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ghostwrite. Accessed 21 Apr. 2025.
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ghostwrite
verb
ghost·write
ˈgō-ˌstrīt
ghostwrote
-ˌstrōt
; ghostwritten
-ˌstrit-ᵊn
; ghostwriting
; ghostwritten
-ˌstrit-ᵊn
; ghostwriting
-ˌstrīt-iŋ
: to write for and in the name of another
ghostwriter
noun
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