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ghostwriter

[gohst-rahy-ter] / ˈgoʊstˌraɪ tər /
NOUN
author
Synonyms
STRONGEST
biographer columnist composer creator journalist poet producer reporter writer
STRONG
essayist ghost originator playwright scribbler scribe wordsmith
WEAK
ink slinger prose writer scripter word slinger work-for-hire
NOUN
ghost writer
Synonyms
WEAK
ghost surrogate
NOUN
writer
Synonyms
STRONGEST
author biographer columnist correspondent critic dramatist editor essayist journalist novelist poet reporter screenwriter
STRONG
contributor freelancer scribbler scribe stenographer stringer wordsmith
WEAK
newspaper person person of letters scripter
Antonyms
WEAK
reader

Example Sentences

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So use it as a sparring partner, not a ghostwriter.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026

For the past week, I’ve been testing AI Inbox, along with the new Gemini-powered ghostwriter and editor coming soon to your Gmail account.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 18, 2026

His ghostwriter, Dave Shiflett, later confessed that he regarded the book as “my first published work of fiction.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 8, 2026

However the new book, written by Ms Giuffre and ghostwriter Amy Wallace, causes further embarrassment for the prince.

From BBC • Oct. 19, 2025

Grace was going to have to hire a ghostwriter.

From "Far from the Tree" by Robin Benway