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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He was reminded that his career had been shaped by overcoming doubts and slights going back to high school, when he was offered the same amount of Division I football scholarships that were offered to the average sportswriter who covers him.
—Ian O'Connor, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2025
Born on July 4, 1937, in Newark, NJ, Matzner worked as a sportswriter before turning his attention to marketing.
—Erik Pedersen, Deadline, 4 Sep. 2025
Clemens has the credentials necessary to be inducted into the Hall of Fame, but has not received the votes needed from sportswriters who elect the players each year to receive the honor.
—Washington Examiner Staff, The Washington Examiner, 25 Aug. 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, 21 Aug. 2025
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Ian O'Connor, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2025
Born on July 4, 1937, in Newark, NJ, Matzner worked as a sportswriter before turning his attention to marketing.
—Erik Pedersen, Deadline, 4 Sep. 2025
Clemens has the credentials necessary to be inducted into the Hall of Fame, but has not received the votes needed from sportswriters who elect the players each year to receive the honor.
—Washington Examiner Staff, The Washington Examiner, 25 Aug. 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, 21 Aug. 2025
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“Sportswriter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sportswriter. Accessed 11 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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