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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Buchanan, a speechwriter for Richard Nixon and then a communications director for Ronald Reagan, ran for President three times, between 1992 and 2000, on a platform referred to as paleoconservatism.
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Antonia Hitchens, New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2026
Sam Lyman is the head of research at the Bitcoin Policy Institute and a former senior adviser and chief speechwriter to Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent.
—Sam Lyman, Washington Post, 27 Mar. 2026
Larner was a speechwriter for Eugene McCarthy during his 1968 campaign for president, which inspired his book Nobody Knows, serialized for Harpers in ’69.
—Glenn Garner, Deadline, 6 Mar. 2026
But most State of the Union speeches are consigned to oblivion as soon as they’re delivered, remembered only by the speechwriters who spent weeks coming up with the right applause lines and turns of phrase.
—Michael Collins, USA Today, 25 Feb. 2026
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Antonia Hitchens, New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2026
Sam Lyman is the head of research at the Bitcoin Policy Institute and a former senior adviser and chief speechwriter to Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent.
—Sam Lyman, Washington Post, 27 Mar. 2026
Larner was a speechwriter for Eugene McCarthy during his 1968 campaign for president, which inspired his book Nobody Knows, serialized for Harpers in ’69.
—Glenn Garner, Deadline, 6 Mar. 2026
But most State of the Union speeches are consigned to oblivion as soon as they’re delivered, remembered only by the speechwriters who spent weeks coming up with the right applause lines and turns of phrase.
—Michael Collins, USA Today, 25 Feb. 2026
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“Speechwriter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/speechwriter. Accessed 7 Apr. 2026.
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