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verb
To write under the name of another (especially literary works).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: intransitive
Topics: authorship, broadcasting, communications, film, journalism, literature, media, publishing, television, writing
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
To author a literary work or speech in the place of another.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
Topics: authorship, broadcasting, communications, film, journalism, literature, media, publishing, television, writing
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
write for someone else
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: ghost
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: author
History
Back-formation from ghostwriter.
Across languages
8 source translations are retained for this English entry.
