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.

Recent Examples on the Web

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

By this token, the politician who steals scraps of another’s rhetoric (even if the actual stealing is performed by speechwriters) is derided as if he had been found watching pornography. —Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 22 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

Word History

First Known Use

1834, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for speechwriter

• exciter
• firefighter
• igniter
• lamplighter
• reciter
• screenwriter
• scriptwriter
• songwriter
• sportswriter
• typewriter
• biter
• brighter