ghostwriter
noun
a person who writes one or numerous speeches, books, articles, etc., for another person who is named as or presumed to be the author.
ghost writer
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a variation of
ghostwriter.
Example Sentences
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The 60-year-old ghost writer in Pittsford, N.Y., left the store without making a purchase.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 15, 2025
The series follows two board-gaming friends in their thirties - Leonard, a ghost writer of children's encyclopaedias, and Hungry Paul, a part-time postal worker who still lives at home.
From BBC ● Oct. 15, 2025
Nick Pavlidis, a publisher, ghost writer and trainer of ghost writers, launched the online Beantown Books in 2023 and has since opened a small physical store in suburban Boston.
From Seattle Times ● May 23, 2024
When a celebrity pens their autobiography, a ghost writer is usually brought in to make the prose coherent.
From Golf Digest ● Feb. 27, 2018
She’s also a co-author and ghost writer of at least five of the Trumps’ books, including “Trump: How to Get Rich.”
From Washington Post ● Jul. 20, 2016
