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

The Las Vegas Aces star earned 51 first place votes from a panel of sportswriters and broadcasters, getting a total of 657 points, CNN reported. —Miami Herald, 25 Sep. 2025

Smith and Wilson each received 29 votes from a national panel of 72 sportswriters and broadcasters. —Roberta F. Rodrigues, Forbes.com, 20 Sep. 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, 18 Sep. 2025

Bueckers received 70 out of 72 votes from the panel of sportswriters and broadcasters who are tasked with honoring a new recruit with the title. —Doha Madani, NBC news, 16 Sep. 2025

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)