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

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

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 3, 2026

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

From BBC • Oct. 19, 2025

Despite this, Alloy hired a ghostwriter to write new novels and complete the “Vampire Diaries” series.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 27, 2025

Grace was going to have to hire a ghostwriter.

From "Far from the Tree" by Robin Benway