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

As the calendar approached September, sportswriter Jerry Magee — a legend even in those days — was returning to The San Diego Union’s offices in Mission Valley after spending the day at Chargers headquarters. —Eddie Brown, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Jan. 2026

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, 15 Jan. 2026

Welcome to our podcast, SportsDay Insider, hosted by Dallas Morning News sportswriters Kevin Sherrington and Evan Grant. —Mike Curtis, Dallas Morning News, 14 Jan. 2026

In 2025, Mike Finger of the San Antonio News-Express won the sportswriter's prize. —Tyler J. Davis, Austin American Statesman, 5 Jan. 2026

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)