speechwriter

American

[speech-rahy-ter] / ˈspitʃˌraɪ tər /

noun

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

Etymology

Origin of speechwriter

First recorded in 1825–35; speech + writer

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

Gallyamov, the former Putin speechwriter, said those sentiments expressed a trend.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026

She will steer Japan in the right direction, says Tomohiko Taniguchi, a policy adviser and former speechwriter for late prime minister Shinzo Abe.

From BBC • Feb. 9, 2026

Beattie is a former Duke University professor and Trump speechwriter who was fired in 2018 after it came out that he spoke at a conference regularly attended by white nationalists.

From Salon • Aug. 24, 2025

During the 1980 race, Reagan was being “harassed” by women’s rights and pro-environment protesters, speechwriter Ken Khachigian says.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 20, 2025

With the convention drawing close, I worked with a speechwriter for the first time, a gifted young woman named Sarah Hurwitz who helped shape my ideas into a tight seventeen-minute speech.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama

Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023