speechwriter

American  

[speech-rahy-ter] / ˈspitʃˌraɪ tər /

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of speechwriter

First recorded in 1825–35; speech + writer

Example Sentences

To make the case, Graham said he worked closely with two other men—retired Army Gen. Jack Keane, a Fox News contributor, and Marc Thiessen, onetime chief speechwriter for former President George W. Bush.

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Mr. Khachigian was chief speechwriter to Ronald Reagan and is author of the memoir “Behind Closed Doors: In the Room With Reagan and Nixon.”

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For the speechwriters, the dream is to present a president’s agenda in a way that lawmakers from the opposing party have to stand and cheer even when they don’t want to.

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Before rejoining the Journal in April 2007, she spent two years at the White House as a speechwriter to President Bush.

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Noonan was a special assistant and speechwriter for President Ronald Reagan.

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