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.—
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Smith and Wilson each received 29 votes from a national panel of 72 sportswriters and broadcasters.
—Roberta F. Rodrigues, Forbes.com, 20 Sep. 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, Oc Register, 18 Sep. 2025
Bueckers received 70 out of 72 votes from the panel of sportswriters and broadcasters who are tasked with honoring a new recruit with the title.
—Doha Madani, NBC news, 16 Sep. 2025
The Patriots’ record fell to 2-2 and sportswriters rushed to write the Patriots’ obituary.
—Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 12 Sep. 2025
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Roberta F. Rodrigues, Forbes.com, 20 Sep. 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, Oc Register, 18 Sep. 2025
Bueckers received 70 out of 72 votes from the panel of sportswriters and broadcasters who are tasked with honoring a new recruit with the title.
—Doha Madani, NBC news, 16 Sep. 2025
The Patriots’ record fell to 2-2 and sportswriters rushed to write the Patriots’ obituary.
—Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 12 Sep. 2025
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“Sportswriter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sportswriter. Accessed 22 Sep. 2025.
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sportswriter
noun
sports·writ·er
ˈspō(ə)rts-ˌrīt-ər
ˈspȯ(ə)rts-
: a person who writes about sports (as for a newspaper)
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