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ghost writer

NOUN
actual but not official author
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The 60-year-old ghost writer in Pittsford, N.Y., left the store without making a purchase.

From The Wall Street Journal Dec. 15, 2025

Nick Pavlidis, a publisher, ghost writer and trainer of ghost writers, launched the online Beantown Books in 2023 and has since opened a small physical store in suburban Boston.

From Seattle Times May 23, 2024

The book was done without help from a ghost writer.

From Washington Post Nov. 8, 2022

When a celebrity pens their autobiography, a ghost writer is usually brought in to make the prose coherent.

From Golf Digest Feb. 27, 2018

That voice was crafted by Tony Schwarz, who unusually for a ghost writer received half of the royalties and got a credit on the cover.

From BBC Jan. 29, 2017




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