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
Steve Kemper sportswriting
ˈspȯrts-ˌrī-tiŋ
noun or sports writing
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web Author, Marty Gitlin, who covered the Browns as a sportswriter for nearly three decades as an award-winning journalist, hosts this wonderful program. Shirley Macfarland, cleveland, 26 Aug. 2022 Turner Sports' Ernie Johnson and Scott Van Pelt of ESPN tied for the national sportscaster of the year award and ESPN's Jeff Passan named the 2021 national sportswriter of the year. Nat Newell, The Indianapolis Star, 18 Jan. 2022 Frank Litsky, a longtime Times sportswriter, died in 2018. New York Times, 18 July 2022 Los Angeles Times sportswriter Bill Shaikin will join the sports media inductees. Los Angeles Times, 20 June 2022 Named after former Washington Post sportswriter Shirley Povich, the 750-seat stadium is surrounded by Cabin John Regional Park. Fred Bowen, Washington Post, 8 June 2022 Coffey got to attend the 2015 World Cup in Winnipeg while her father, Wayne, was working at the tournament as a sportswriter. oregonlive, 16 June 2022 The longtime sportswriter — who retired as a Boston Globe columnist in 2012 but remains very active — is known for decades of Celtics coverage. BostonGlobe.com, 11 May 2022 Amy Kaufman, ex-wife of sportswriter Jonah Keri, shares her story of domestic violence. Elvia Limón, Los Angeles Times, 21 June 2022 See More
Shirley Macfarland, cleveland, 26 Aug. 2022 Turner Sports' Ernie Johnson and Scott Van Pelt of ESPN tied for the national sportscaster of the year award and ESPN's Jeff Passan named the 2021 national sportswriter of the year. Nat Newell, The Indianapolis Star, 18 Jan. 2022 Frank Litsky, a longtime Times sportswriter, died in 2018. New York Times, 18 July 2022 Los Angeles Times sportswriter Bill Shaikin will join the sports media inductees. Los Angeles Times, 20 June 2022 Named after former Washington Post sportswriter Shirley Povich, the 750-seat stadium is surrounded by Cabin John Regional Park. Fred Bowen, Washington Post, 8 June 2022 Coffey got to attend the 2015 World Cup in Winnipeg while her father, Wayne, was working at the tournament as a sportswriter. oregonlive, 16 June 2022 The longtime sportswriter — who retired as a Boston Globe columnist in 2012 but remains very active — is known for decades of Celtics coverage. BostonGlobe.com, 11 May 2022 Amy Kaufman, ex-wife of sportswriter Jonah Keri, shares her story of domestic violence. Elvia Limón, Los Angeles Times, 21 June 2022 See More Word History
First Known Use
1907, in the meaning defined above
sportswriter
noun
as in journalist
Synonyms & Similar Words
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- journalist
- reporter
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