speechwriter
noun
speech·writ·er
ˈspēch-ˌrī-tər 
: a person who writes speeches (as for a politician)
Examples of speechwriter in a Sentence
She is the President's principal speechwriter.
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Miller, who was instrumental in the first Trump administration as a speechwriter and policy adviser on immigration, has elevated his profile during the first 60 days of President Trump’s second term.
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Brett Samuels, The Hill, 26 Mar. 2025
And clips from the movie Ferris Bueller's Day Off featuring an economics teacher, played by Ben Stein — an economist and speechwriter for U.S. Presidents Richard Nixon and Gerald Ford — have gone viral.
—Chandelis Duster, NPR, 6 Mar. 2025
Unlike during Trump’s first term, top adviser Stephen Miller hasn’t taken the lead in crafting this speech, leaving the task to other speechwriters.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 5 Mar. 2025
In 2018, when CNN reported that Darren Beattie, then a White House speechwriter, had spoken at an event that also featured a white nationalist, he was fired.
—Ali Breland, The Atlantic, 5 Apr. 2025
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Brett Samuels, The Hill, 26 Mar. 2025
And clips from the movie Ferris Bueller's Day Off featuring an economics teacher, played by Ben Stein — an economist and speechwriter for U.S. Presidents Richard Nixon and Gerald Ford — have gone viral.
—Chandelis Duster, NPR, 6 Mar. 2025
Unlike during Trump’s first term, top adviser Stephen Miller hasn’t taken the lead in crafting this speech, leaving the task to other speechwriters.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 5 Mar. 2025
In 2018, when CNN reported that Darren Beattie, then a White House speechwriter, had spoken at an event that also featured a white nationalist, he was fired.
—Ali Breland, The Atlantic, 5 Apr. 2025
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“Speechwriter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/speechwriter. Accessed 30 Apr. 2025.
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