ghostwrite
verb [T] /ˈɡəʊst.raɪt/
/ˈɡoʊst-/ (also ghost)Definition
› to write a book or article, etc. for another person, so that they can pretend it is their own or use it themselves: His autobiography was ghostwritten.Writing and typing ghostwriter /-ˌraɪ.tər/
/-ˌraɪ.t̬ɚ/ noun [C] People who write for work or pleasure
/-ˌraɪ.t̬ɚ/ noun [C] People who write for work or pleasure (Definition of ghostwrite verb from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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