ghostwriter

or ghost writ·er

[ gohst-rahy-ter ]

noun

1. a person who writes one or numerous speeches, books, articles, etc., for another person who is named as or presumed to be the author.

Word History and Origins

Origin of ghostwriter¹

An Americanism dating back to 1895–1900

Example Sentences

So now I'm a writer and a hustler: coach, software entrepreneur, ghostwriter, teacher, juggler — my decision.

From Salon

I have been a ghostwriter on a lot of my independent stuff.

From Salon

He has the whole press corps acting as his ghostwriter, sanitizing his babble for the public.

From Salon

“This has been communicated to the ghostwriter and editor. Kim Jong-un was included in a list of world leaders and shouldn’t have been.”

From New York Times

This has been communicated to the ghostwriter and editor.”

From Seattle Times

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