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

He has been named Oregon sportswriter of the year four times and has won awards from APSE, SPJ, and Pro Basketball Writers Association. —Jason Quick, The Athletic, 19 Feb. 2025

Romano found great success as sportswriter Ray Barone in the CBS sitcom, centered on the everyday life of the sports columnist and his dysfunctional family. —Jessica Wang, EW.com, 18 Feb. 2025

Richard Dunn, a longtime sportswriter, writes the Dunn Deal column regularly for The Orange County Register’s weekly, The Coastal Current North. —Richard Dunn, Orange County Register, 6 Feb. 2025

The 1975 meeting was the first for former Times sportswriter Mike Kennedy. —Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 26 Jan. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1907, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for sportswriter

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

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)