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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Then, a few minutes later, a sportswriter from The Oregonian picked up the ball again.
—Kevin Sherrington, Dallas Morning News, 5 Jan. 2026
Instead, the sportswriters and broadcasters awarded center Pat Coogan and the rest of the offensive line.
—Anthony Solorzano, Los Angeles Times, 2 Jan. 2026
Nine women — nannies, nursing techs, a sportswriter — spent a couple hours getting coached up by a no-nonsense, dry-witted instructor named Zianya.
—Mirjam Swanson, Oc Register, 24 Dec. 2025
Convery and Lin will executive produce with Scott Delman; sportswriter Albert Chen is a co-exec producer.
—Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 9 Dec. 2025
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Kevin Sherrington, Dallas Morning News, 5 Jan. 2026
Instead, the sportswriters and broadcasters awarded center Pat Coogan and the rest of the offensive line.
—Anthony Solorzano, Los Angeles Times, 2 Jan. 2026
Nine women — nannies, nursing techs, a sportswriter — spent a couple hours getting coached up by a no-nonsense, dry-witted instructor named Zianya.
—Mirjam Swanson, Oc Register, 24 Dec. 2025
Convery and Lin will executive produce with Scott Delman; sportswriter Albert Chen is a co-exec producer.
—Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 9 Dec. 2025
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“Sportswriter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sportswriter. Accessed 6 Jan. 2026.
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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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