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speechwriter

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • CMU ARPABET: S P IY1 CH R AY2 T ER0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

Someone who writes speeches for others, especially as a profession.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

a writer who composes speeches for others to deliver

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: writer, author

History

Etymology

From speech + writer.

Across languages

Translations

11 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Dutch: speechschrijver — someone who writes speeches for others, especially as a profession
  • Finnish: puheenkirjoittaja — someone who writes speeches for others, especially as a profession
  • French: rédacteur de discours — someone who writes speeches for others, especially as a profession
  • German: Redenschreiber — someone who writes speeches for others, especially as a profession
  • German: Redenschreiberin — someone who writes speeches for others, especially as a profession
  • Romanian: redactor de discursuri — someone who writes speeches for others, especially as a profession
  • Russian: спичра́йтер (spičrájtɛr) — someone who writes speeches for others, especially as a profession
  • Russian: состави́тель рече́й (sostavítelʹ rečéj) — someone who writes speeches for others, especially as a profession
  • Russian: состави́тельница рече́й (sostavítelʹnica rečéj) — someone who writes speeches for others, especially as a profession
  • Swedish: talskrivare — someone who writes speeches for others, especially as a profession
  • Ukrainian: спічра́йтер (spičrájter) — someone who writes speeches for others, especially as a profession