verbWord forms: -writes, -writing, -wrote or -written
to write (an autobiographical or other article) on behalf of a person who is then credited as author
Often shortened to: ghost
Derived forms
ghostwriter (ˈghostˌwriter)
noun
Examples of 'ghostwriting' in a sentence
ghostwriting
The past six months had been spent ghostwriting the autobiography of a twenty-five-year-old pop star.
Stuart Harrison LOST SUMMER (2002)
I also suggested ghostwriting a long article for her.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
Some authors make careers from ghostwriting.
The Sun (2015)
All related terms of 'ghostwriting'
ghostwrite
to write (an autobiographical or other article ) on behalf of a person who is then credited as author
ghost-write
If a book or other piece of writing is ghost-written , it is written by a writer for another person, for example a politician or sportsman , who then publishes it as his or her own work.
ghostwriter
a person who writes books, articles , etc. for another who professes to be the author
ghostwritten
to write (an autobiographical or other article) on behalf of a person who is then credited as author
ghostwrote
to write (an autobiographical or other article ) on behalf of a person who is then credited as author