Main Entry:

ghost·write

Pronunciation:

\ˈgōs(t)-ˌrīt\

Function:

verb

Inflected Form(s):

ghost·wrote \-ˌrōt\ ; ghost·writ·ten \-ˌri-t^ən\

Etymology:

back-formation from ghostwriter

Date:

1927

intransitive verb : to write for and in the name of another transitive verb : to write (as a speech) for another who is the presumed author

— ghost·writ·er noun