Ghostwriter影子写手(2)

The "ghost" in "ghost writer" gives a similar feel to what we normally associate ourselves with a ghost. If someone says he or she sees the ghost of a dead relative, for example, they mean to say they see an apparition or a shadow image of that person, a nebulous image that is. It"s a blurred image, not something solid and real, not someone you can actually get a hold of.
Likewise, the ghost writer stays in the shadow, behind the scene, whose name may not be listed or revealed. Or his or her name is revealed, in the form of co-author, as is the case in our above example.
All right, here are media examples of "ghost writer", who "ghost-writes":
1. Laura Bentz of Keybridge Communications describes her company as "a boutique PR firm -- founded by a former writer for the Wall Street Journal -- that specializes in writing and placing op-eds. With some of the country"s most influential trade groups and global corporations as clients, we run many of the major op-ed campaigns in the U.S. We place roughly 3,000 op-eds per year."