As nouns the difference between coauthor and ghostwriter
is that coauthor is an author who collaborates with another to write something while ghostwriter is a professional writer who is paid to write books, articles, stories, or reports which are officially credited to another person.
As a verb coauthor
is to write something in collaboration with another author.
coauthor
English
Noun
(
en noun)
An author who collaborates with another to write something.
Verb
(
en verb)
To write something in collaboration with another author.
ghostwriter
Alternative forms
* ghost writer
Noun
(
en noun)
A professional writer who is paid to write books, articles, stories, or reports which are officially credited to another person.
