ghostwrite

Etymology

Back-formation from ghostwriter.

verb

  1. (authorship, intransitive) To write under the name of another (especially literary works).
    Mariana would rather not ghostwrite for a living because she finds it a thankless task.
  2. (authorship, transitive) To author a literary work or speech in the place of another.
    The president has someone to ghostwrite his addresses.

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