speechwriter

[speech-rahy-ter]

noun

1. a person who writes speeches for others, usually for pay.

Word History and Origins

Origin of speechwriter¹

First recorded in 1825–35; speech + writer

Example Sentences

The book is ostensibly “authored” by McCartney even though it is an oral history that has been edited by Ted Widmer, an estimable historian and a former speechwriter for Bill Clinton.

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In the caption of his post, the speechwriter — who is Black — alleged that officials detained him on a train after an “old white woman” complained about how he was sitting.

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Sir Keir's comments suggest neither he nor his speechwriters were aware of any similarity to a line in Powell's 1968 speech.

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He shaped legislation and edited and polished the work of Johnson’s speechwriters.

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Leavitt began working for the first Trump White House shortly after graduating in 2019, first as presidential speechwriter and later as assistant press secretary, according to the website for her 2022 run for Congress.

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