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 selection committee voting on the rankings includes six current athletic directors, four former head coaches, two former All-American football players and one former sportswriter. — Los Angeles Times Staff, Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2026

The following year, a New York sportswriter named Aloysious Palma made the point plainly. — Zachary Kranc, Sun Sentinel, 27 Oct. 2026

But he will mostly be remembered for his profanity-laden rant aimed at a sportswriter in the media room after Game 2 of the ALDS — a White Sox win, by the way. — Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 13 Oct. 2026

Rivera said reading Against All Hope, Cuban political prisoner Armando Valladares’ memoir, while attending FIU persuaded him to abandon plans to become a sportswriter and devote his life to political and human-rights causes. — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 2 Oct. 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)