ghostwrite

ghost·write | \ ˈgōs(t)-ˌrīt

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ghostwrote\ ˈgōs(t)-ˌrōt

How to pronounce ghostwrote (audio)

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Definition of ghostwrite

intransitive verb

: to write for and in the name of another

transitive verb

: to write (a speech, a book, etc.) for another who is the presumed or credited author

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She was hired to ghostwrite the mayor's autobiography.

Recent Examples on the Web Teaching online and tech jobs Among the fully remote jobs that are being advertised on the front page, there are customer support, online tutoring, ghostwriting, and transcription positions. — Whizy Kim, refinery29.com, "These Are The Industries With The Most Open Jobs Right Now," 14 May 2020 With no real friends save for her high school English teacher Mrs. G (Becky Ann Baker), Ellie spends her time watching classic movies and reading, and ghostwriting papers for her classmates as a side-hustle. — Anne Cohen, refinery29.com, "Alice Wu Was Having Trouble Writing The Half of It. So She Wrote A $1,000 Check To The NRA," 28 Apr. 2020 Her way with words makes her the ideal choice to ghostwrite letters for the cute-but-daft football player Paul (Daniel Diemer) to the object of his affection, Aster (Alexxis Lemire). — Kyle Turner, New York Times, "‘The Half of It’ Review: Being Yourself (and That Person, Too)," 1 May 2020 Inadequate data, misuse of tribal and federal logos in promotions, ghostwritten hype for Gov. Dunleavy to pitch to investors. — Anchorage Daily News, "Picks and pans for Alaska’s seafood industry in 2019," 7 Jan. 2020 Despite what the booing might imply, Drake’s career has not suffered as the result of his collaboration with Brown or years of ghostwriting accusations. — Washington Post, "Drake was booed at a music festival because he’s Drake," 11 Nov. 2019 Imagine Usher’s consternation when Agent Fairweather offers him the job of ghostwriting a Tyler Perry play, a parody of which is performed with scathing disgust by Usher and his Thoughts. — Ben Brantley, New York Times, "Review: ‘A Strange Loop’ Is a Self-Portrait in a Hall of Mirrors," 17 June 2019 Then for the 1997 revision, Scribner hired an outside editor, Maria Guarnaschelli, and teams of culinary experts ghostwrote much of the book. — Nancy Stohs, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "America's favorite cookbook is this family's legacy. Here's how the 4th generation revised 'Joy of Cooking.'," 29 Oct. 2019 Those emails include what plaintiffs’ lawyers say is evidence of Monsanto ghostwriting articles for outside scientists to defend the chemical’s safety. — Ruth Bender, WSJ, "Bayer Steps Up Legal Fight Over Weed Killer Blamed for Cancer," 18 Sep. 2018

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“Ghostwrite.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ghostwrite. Accessed 11 Aug. 2020.

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