ghostwriter

noun

GOHST-ry-ter/ˈɡoʊstˌɹaɪtɚ/UKGOHST-ry-tuh/ˈɡəʊstˌɹaɪtə/

Pluralghostwriters

1 meaning of ghostwriter

1
nouncountable
A person paid to write books, speeches, or articles that someone else takes credit for.
Like someone who paints a picture that another person signs as their own.
The singer hired a ghostwriter to write her life story.
Many busy bosses pay a ghostwriter to prepare their speeches.
Similarghost

Use it in a sentence

Write your own sentence with ghostwriter, and AI will tell you whether it fits and which meaning you used.

Origin

Made from the words "ghost" and "writer".