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

Orange County is the birthplace of the 37th president of the United States, Richard Nixon, and was represented in Congress for many years by President Reagan’s former speechwriter Dana Rohrabacher.

From Los Angeles Times

That inspired him to eventually work for Alatorre in Sacramento and as Cesar Chavez’s longtime speechwriter and assistant.

From Los Angeles Times

Ms Sun later told another Chinese official that she had argued with Ms Hochul’s speechwriter to get a mention of the “Uyghur situation” removed from a draft of the governor’s remarks.

From BBC

The journalist and speechwriter had expected his family’s experiences to be aligned, that there would be a, “homogeneity to grieving.”

From Los Angeles Times

Within an hour, it had been informally picked up by the Trump campaign, with longtime Trump aide and speechwriter Stephen Miller amplifying the nickname.

From Salon