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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This comes after sportswriter and media personality Pablo Torre reported, during an episode of his podcast, Pablo Torre Finds Out, that she had been barred.
—Glamour, 12 May 2025
Deeds’ prior roles have included sportswriter, music critic and features editor.
—Michael Deeds, Idaho Statesman, 9 May 2025
Voters: 10 sportswriters and coaches from throughout the San Diego Section: John Maffei (San Diego Union-Tribune); Don Norcross (Union-Tribune freelance writer); Adam Paul (freelance contributor); MaxPreps and 6 coaches.
—John Maffei, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Apr. 2025
According to the school district’s website, the Midgets moniker has been around 90 years and was given to a basketball team at the high school by a sportswriter at a local newspaper.
—Jeremy Gorner, Chicago Tribune, 11 Apr. 2025
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Glamour, 12 May 2025
Deeds’ prior roles have included sportswriter, music critic and features editor.
—Michael Deeds, Idaho Statesman, 9 May 2025
Voters: 10 sportswriters and coaches from throughout the San Diego Section: John Maffei (San Diego Union-Tribune); Don Norcross (Union-Tribune freelance writer); Adam Paul (freelance contributor); MaxPreps and 6 coaches.
—John Maffei, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Apr. 2025
According to the school district’s website, the Midgets moniker has been around 90 years and was given to a basketball team at the high school by a sportswriter at a local newspaper.
—Jeremy Gorner, Chicago Tribune, 11 Apr. 2025
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“Sportswriter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sportswriter. Accessed 28 May. 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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