Mencken had been mousetrapped into being a grievously unwitting Presidential ghost writer (New York Times).
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ghost-writer — ghostwriter ghost writ er, ghost writer ghost writ er . One who ghost writes (a book, article, etc.) for someone else. [WordNet 1.5] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
ghost writer — a person who writes one or numerous speeches, books, articles, etc., for another person who is named as or presumed to be the author. Also, ghostwriter. [1895 1900, Amer.] * * * ghost writer, or ghost|writ|er «GOHST RYT uhr», noun. a person who… … Useful english dictionary
ghost-write — ghostˈ write intransitive verb and transitive verb To write for another as a ghost • • • Main Entry: ↑ghost * * * ghost|write or ghost write «GOHST RYT», transitive verb, intransitive verb, wrote, writ|ten, writ … Useful english dictionary
Ghost voter — Ghost voting is a political term which can have several meanings. It can refer to the practice of voters in a legislative body taking part in a vote while not physically there in person to cast their vote. [… … Wikipedia
ghost|write — or ghost write «GOHST RYT», transitive verb, intransitive verb, wrote, writ|ten, writ|ing. to write (something) for another who pretends to be the author: »This client telephoned my friend…and asked that he ghost write a letter to be s … Useful english dictionary
Holy Ghost — • The doctrine of the Catholic Church concerning the Holy Ghost forms an integral part of her teaching on the mystery of the Holy Trinity Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Holy Ghost Holy Ghost … Catholic encyclopedia
Holy writ — Holy Ho ly, a. [Compar. {Holier}; superl. {Holiest}.] [OE. holi, hali, AS. h[=a]lig, fr. h[ae]l health, salvation, happiness, fr. h[=a]l whole, well; akin to OS. h?lag, D. & G. heilig, OHG. heilac, Dan. hellig, Sw. helig, Icel. heilagr. See… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Holy Ghost — Holy Ho ly, a. [Compar. {Holier}; superl. {Holiest}.] [OE. holi, hali, AS. h[=a]lig, fr. h[ae]l health, salvation, happiness, fr. h[=a]l whole, well; akin to OS. h?lag, D. & G. heilig, OHG. heilac, Dan. hellig, Sw. helig, Icel. heilagr. See… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
The Ghost (novel) — infobox Book | name = The Ghost title orig = translator = image caption = Cover of the first US edition author = Robert Harris illustrator = cover artist = country = United Kingdom language = English series = genre = Thriller novel publisher =… … Wikipedia
ghostwriter — ghost′writ er or ghost′ writ er n. a person who writes a speech, book, article, etc., for another person who is named as or presumed to be the author • Etymology: 1895–1900, amer. ghost′write , v.t. v.i. wrote, writ•ten, writ•ing … From formal English to slang
