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

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

From The Wall Street Journal

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.

From Los Angeles Times

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

From BBC

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

From Los Angeles Times

“Luck broke against him in many ways during his time in office,” Carter’s former speechwriter, James Fallows, said this week on CNN.

From Los Angeles Times