ghostwrites

Verb

ghostwrite (third-person singular simple present ghostwrites, present participle ghostwriting, simple past ghostwrote, past participle ghostwritten)

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.