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

Julian Gerson, Mamdani’s campaign speechwriter, is staying on in that role on the government side, too. —Chris Sommerfeldt, New York Daily News, 6 Jan. 2026

Dick, who succumbed to cancer in 2018, was a presidential speechwriter and advisor who Goodwin likens to the Zelig of the era, continually entrenched at the nexus of its consequential characters and moments. —Greg Carannante, Sun Sentinel, 4 Jan. 2026

Jess Davis, the mayor's press secretary, and Ginny Blake, the deputy communications director and speechwriter, came to their boss with an idea. —Bryan West, Nashville Tennessean, 31 Dec. 2025

Baker’s previous roles included serving as press secretary and senior spokesman for the Boston Public Schools and as a press aide and speechwriter for Senator Amy Klobuchar during her campaign for the 2020 Democratic presidential primary. —Boston Herald Staff, Boston Herald, 24 Nov. 2025

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