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ghostwrite

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Back-formation from ghostwriter.

verb ghostwrites · ghostwriting · ghostwrote · ghostwritten · ghost-write · ghost write

  1. intransitive To write under the name of another (especially literary works). Mariana would rather not ghostwrite for a living because she finds it a thankless task.
  2. transitive To author a literary work or speech in the place of another. The president has someone to ghostwrite his addresses.

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verb write under the name of another

中文代筆 /代笔 dàibǐ, 捉刀 zhuōdāo

verb author a literary work

中文代筆 /代笔 dàibǐ

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"ghostwrite." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ghostwrite. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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ghostwrite. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/ghostwrite

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"ghostwrite." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/ghostwrite.

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@misc{ghostwrite_2026,
  title = {ghostwrite},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ghostwrite},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}