Skip to main content
to ghost

to ghost

1 7.7
To write books or articles for someone else who takes the credit
  • verb
  • /ɡoʊst/
translation icon : escribir para otra persona
  • And in, in, in, you know, in those circumstances, in sport, I, I ghosted David Beckham's autobiography.
  • ghost a memoir

And in, in, in, you know, in those circumstances, in sport, I, I ghosted David Beckham's autobiography.

Autoplay Next

Examples

  • Most shocking of all, we just found out that Trump's staff ghost writes some of his tweets.

  • The long play to ghost your publisher, right?

  • I remember you being, like, really mad because she said she would help you with the presentation part and then she, like, totally ghosted you.

  • See how everything is AI powered ghost writing service for CEOs.

  • And the person (me) who writes the proposal will also get to ghost the book if the proposal is accepted.

    Blog text (13)
  • He writes under many pen names and has also ghosted for a number of top bestselling writers.

    Blog text (32)
  • Can you help me ghost this book so it fits your vision?

  • Many writers choose to ghost for celebrities to keep their names private.

  • After years of collaboration, she decided to ghost his memoirs for him.

Synonyms

to ghostwrite
vsto ghost
3 7.7

To write a book, article, or speech for another person who is named as the author

has identical meaning but is used as another form of the same verb

Idioms

4 8.1

To die or stop working after a long time of problems

To seem invisible because other people ignore you

1 5.0

Very pale from fear, shock, or illness

9.9

A short phrase showing surprise or disbelief

9.8

To stop working or to die after a long time of getting worse

Compounds

Holy Ghost
  • Formal
33 6.7

A spirit of God in Christian belief that guides and comforts people

31 4.9

A town with no people because everyone left, often once lively

31 3.2

A story about ghosts that tries to scare or entertain

ghost dance
  • Literature
1 9.8

A religious dance from the late 1800s in which Native American people try to talk with spirits and find hope

ghost bullet
  • Specialized
9.9

A bullet that leaves almost no sign to show where it came from

ghost driver
  • Specialized
8.9

A person or system that controls a car when no one can be seen inside

ghost gum
  • Australian
8.8

A small or medium tree from Australia and Tasmania with smooth pale bark that peels in strips

A house that feels empty and full of old memories

9.9

A plant with bright white flower clusters and poisonous milky sap

ghost word
  • Specialized
9.9

A word that enters a language because of a mistake, like a misprint, and has no real use

How Credited

to author
  • Formal
41 4.2
to coauthor
3 3.7
to contribute
883 2.7
to ghost
1 7.7

Surface Forms

ghost infinitive
ghosted past
ghosted past participle
ghosting present participle
ghosts third person singular

Etymology

Ghost (as a verb meaning 'to write for someone else') comes from ghostwriter and the idea of being invisible while you write, so to ghost a book is to create words while another person appears as the author.