sportswriter

noun

sports·​writ·​er ˈspȯrts-ˌrī-tər 

variants or less commonly sports writer or sports-writer

: a person who writes about sports especially for a newspaper

In an opening-day column for the Huntsville Times, one sportswriter beseeched readers not to let football poison friendship and provoke brawls.

—Steve Kemper

sportswriting

ˈspȯrts-ˌrī-tiŋ 

noun

or sports writing

Examples of sportswriter in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

My dad, Jerome Holtzman, was a baseball writer for the Chicago Sun-Times, the quintessential cigar-chomping sportswriter. —Liz McNeil, People.com, 23 Oct. 2024

Every year, a panel of sportswriters and broadcasters vote by ranking their top five choices for Most Valuable Player, with each placement earning a specific amount of points. —Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 22 Sep. 2024

Predictions Kyle Newman, sportswriter: Texas 42, CSU 27 The Rams hang around for a quarter or so, but there’s a reason the Longhorns went to the College Football Playoff last year. —Kyle Newman, The Denver Post, 31 Aug. 2024

Paunchy middle-aged sportswriters watching the game from home were gassed. —Grant Brisbee, The Athletic, 12 Aug. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1907, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

sportswriter

noun

sports·​writ·​er ˈspō(ə)rts-ˌrīt-ər 

ˈspȯ(ə)rts-

: a person who writes about sports (as for a newspaper)