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ghostwriter

[gohst-rahy-ter] / ˈgoʊstˌraɪ tər /


NOUN
ghost writer
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Davis has since backtracked, insisting the claims were bluster and were created by a ghostwriter to sell books.

From Barron's ● Aug. 17, 2026

“I did not write the book; a ghostwriter wrote that book,” Davis said in a recent jailhouse interview.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2026

At one point in the more than two hours of tapes released on Monday, Biden tells the ghostwriter: "The next thing I have here is, um, this is classified."

From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2026

A ghostwriter was hired and turned out a draft.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 27, 2026

“That was awesome TV. I heard she’s gonna hire a ghostwriter to write a book about that episode.”

From "Beauty Queens" by Libba Bray


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