ghostwrite

To write under the name of another (especially literary works).

Verb

  1. To write under the name of another (especially literary works).
    • Mariana would rather not ghostwrite for a living because she finds it a thankless task.
  2. To author a literary work or speech in the place of another.
    • The president has someone to ghostwrite his addresses.
    • Before I read her book, I wondered if it had been ghostwritten, like many such books. - 2018 April 9, Melanie Thernstrom, “The Father of Personal Computing Who Was Also a Terrible Dad”, in The New York Times Book...

Origin

Back-formation from ghostwriter.

Forms

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