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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The author is a ghostwriter, writing coach and former Times contributor.

From Los Angeles Times

Mr. Newsom’s, written by a ghostwriter—gallantly named in the acknowledgments by the author—is well crafted.

From The Wall Street Journal

Mark Arax, an author and former Los Angeles Times journalist, was his ghostwriter.

From Los Angeles Times

He has also worked as a translator of corporate reports and cookbooks and as a ghostwriter.

From The Wall Street Journal

Often, collaborations involve a ghostwriter or co-author who does the majority of the writing, with minimal input from the celebrity.

From BBC