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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

The tapes contain interviews between Biden, now 83, and a ghostwriter working on his 2017 memoir, titled Promise Me, Dad.

From BBC Jul. 28, 2026

The book wasn’t written so much as it was built by a prominent ghostwriter, a cadre of well-placed friends and colleagues, and a publishing industry that’s made billions of dollars from trauma memoirs by women.

From Salon Jun. 25, 2026

Mark Arax, an author and former Los Angeles Times journalist, was his ghostwriter.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 15, 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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