Word forms: ghostwrites, ghostwriting, ghostwrote, ghostwritten
transitive verb [usu passive]
If a book or other piece of writing is ghostwritten, it is written by a writer for another person, for example a politician or athlete, who then publishes it as his or her own work.
Articles were ghostwritten by company employees.
ghostwrite in British English
(ˈɡəʊstˌraɪt)
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 'ghostwrite' in a sentence
ghostwrite
In fact almost everything with his face on the cover is ghostwritten and of varying quality.