Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ghostwrite

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.48 in modern English

Syllables: ghost-write
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To write under the name of another (especially literary works).

Intransitive verb

verb

To author a literary work or speech in the place of another.

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

"Mariana would rather not ghostwrite for a living because she finds it a thankless task."
"The president has someone to ghostwrite his addresses."
"Before I read her book, I wondered if it had been ghostwritten, like many such books."

Etymology

Back-formation from ghostwriter.

Usage

Inflected Forms

ghostwrites (present, singular) ghostwriting (participle, present) ghostwrote (past) ghostwritten (participle, past) ghost-write (alternative) ghost write (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

ghostwriter ghostwritten

Synonyms

ghost

Questions

What does ghostwrite mean?: To write under the name of another (especially literary works).
Where does ghostwrite come from?: Back-formation from ghostwriter.

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