speechmaker

[ speech-mey-ker ]

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noun

Origin of speechmaker

First recorded in 1700–10; speech + maker

Unless he speedily sets up a new team, he will be reduced to a speechmaker.
Replace Rahm | Leslie H. Gelb | February 15, 2010 | THE DAILY BEAST
A political speechmaker occupied the bandstand one night, and they stood for an hour in the midst of the crowd, listening vaguely.
Ramsey Milholland | Booth Tarkington
Fox, with the most powerful abilities, is looked on simply as a magnificent speechmaker.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine -- Volume 57, No. 351, January 1845 | Various
As the speechmaker cracked the neck with his sword, the bottle burst in a thousand pieces, drenching everyone with wine.
Everyman's Land | C. N. Williamson and A. M. Williamson
In after years I sailed under the command of this speechmaker.
From Sail to Steam, Recollections of Naval Life | Captain A. T. Mahan

I wish to say—as you would know if you lived in Michigan—that I am not a speechmaker.
Speeches of Benjamin Harrison | Benjamin Harrison

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