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

Now, New York sportswriters Nick Mongiovi and Cooper Albers of amNY have made a prediction, published Wednesday, that Stanton will miss the entire season. —Paul Du Quenoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Mar. 2025

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, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025

Bryce’s work was right up there with the best of America’s sportswriters and should be remembered equally with that of Jack Murphy. —U T Readers, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Mar. 2025

Clarke began his career in 1963 as a sportswriter for Montana’s Terry Tribune. —Lauren Penington, The Denver Post, 20 Mar. 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)