ghostwrite

verb

ghost·write ˈgōs(t)-ˌrīt

ghostwrote ˈgōs(t)-ˌrōt

; ghostwritten ˈgōs(t)-ˌri-tᵊn

intransitive verb

: to write for and in the name of another

transitive verb

: 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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Bethany Joy Lenz’s Revealing Memoir and More Difficult Girls is the culmination of years of hard work and dedication from Bane, who has always dreamed of publishing under her own name after ghostwriting over 20 books for others. —

Toria Sheffield, People.com, 22 Oct. 2024 They’re used to writing their own features. Davis: And have pride in never being ghostwritten. —

Joe Lynch, Billboard, 18 Oct. 2024 Bane, who has ghostwritten everything from celebrity memoirs to New York Times bestsellers, will be coming out with her debut novel, Difficult Girls, from Penguin Random House in summer 2025 — and PEOPLE can exclusively reveal the cover. —

Toria Sheffield, People.com, 22 Oct. 2024 Now a ghostwriter who is struggling financially in adulthood, Olivia becomes desperate enough to take on a harrowing assignment: ghostwriting her father’s final book. —

Carly Tagen-Dye, People.com, 4 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for ghostwrite