ghostwrite

UK: /ˈɡəʊstˌraɪt/ US: (gōst′rīt′)

Inflections of 'ghostwrite' (v): (⇒ conjugate)

ghostwrites

v 3rd person singular

ghostwriting

v pres p

ghostwrote

v past

ghostwritten

v past p

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

ghost•write  (gōst′rīt′), v.t., v.i., -wrote, -writ•ten, writ•ing. 

1. to write as a ghost writer.

• back formation from ghost writer 1925–30

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ghostwrite / ˈɡəʊstˌraɪt/ verb ( -writes, -writing, -wrote, -written)

1. to write (an autobiographical or other article) on behalf of a person who is then credited as author
   Often shortened to: ghost

ˈghostˌwriter noun

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025

ghost•writ•er or ghost writ•er /ˈgoʊstˌraɪtɚ/  n. [countable]

1. a person who writes a speech, book, article, etc., for another person who is named as the author.

ghost•write, v., -wrote, -writ•ten, -writ•ing.  [ [no object]  ]: 

He ghostwrites for a living.

 [ [~ + object]  ]: 

He ghostwrote several books.