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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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, 6 Nov. 2025
After his stellar college career—recently a collection of college-football sportswriters selected an all-time All-America team and put 2007 Tebow in as quarterback—Tim was drafted into the NFL in the first round.
—Belinda Luscombe, Time, 3 Nov. 2025
Before his career in baseball front offices, Forman, a 2011 graduate of Northwestern with a degree in American history and journalism, was an aspiring sportswriter and worked briefly at Baseball America.
—Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 22 Oct. 2025
Lobo was one of 13 members of a panel of former players and AP sportswriters who voted on the greatest players.
—Doug Feinberg, Twin Cities, 18 Oct. 2025
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Richard Dunn, Oc Register, 6 Nov. 2025
After his stellar college career—recently a collection of college-football sportswriters selected an all-time All-America team and put 2007 Tebow in as quarterback—Tim was drafted into the NFL in the first round.
—Belinda Luscombe, Time, 3 Nov. 2025
Before his career in baseball front offices, Forman, a 2011 graduate of Northwestern with a degree in American history and journalism, was an aspiring sportswriter and worked briefly at Baseball America.
—Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 22 Oct. 2025
Lobo was one of 13 members of a panel of former players and AP sportswriters who voted on the greatest players.
—Doug Feinberg, Twin Cities, 18 Oct. 2025
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“Sportswriter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sportswriter. Accessed 12 Nov. 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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