Definition of Speechwriter

1. Noun. A writer who composes speeches for others to deliver.

Generic synonyms: Author, Writer

Definition of Speechwriter

1. Noun. someone who writes speeches for others, especially as a profession ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Speechwriter

1. [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Speechwriter

speechifying
speechifyings
speeching
speechings
speechless
speechlessly
speechlessness
speechlessnesses
speechlike
speechlore
speechmaker
speechmakers
speechmaking
speechreading
speechworthy
speechwriter (current term)
speechwriters
speechwriting
speed
speed-dating
speed-dial
speed-reading
speed boat
speed bump
speed bumps
speed camera
speed cameras
speed chess
speed cop
speed cushion

Literary usage of Speechwriter

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. James Bowdoin and the Patriot Philosophers by Frank Edward Manuel (2004)
"During the war, Mrs. Manuel was a researcher and speechwriter on the staffs of congressional committees. After the war, extensive travel abroad fostered an ..."

2. Syria and the Middle East Peace Process by Alasdair Drysdale, Raymond A. Hinnebusch (1991)
"... his secretary, is a Sunni; As'ad Elyas, his speechwriter and head of the press office until the mid-1980s, was a Palestinian Christian; ..."

3. Future Visions for U.S. Defense Policy: Four Alternatives Presented as by John Hillen (1998)
"... and to Lawrence Korb, the Council's director of studies, for updating the project. Our speechwriter, Harvey Sicherman, also deserves kudos. ..."

4. Teaching Adolescent Writers by Kelly Gallagher (2006)
"... my twelfth-grade students and asked them two questions: (1) Why did the president (or his speechwriter) write it? (2) Who was his intended audience? ..."

5. The United States and Southeast Asia: A Policy Agenda for a New by Robert Kerrey, Robert A. Manning (2001)
"She previously served on the State Department's Policy Planning Staff and was a speechwriter for and Special Assistant to the Assistant Secretary of ..."

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