sportswriter

[ spawrts-rahy-ter, spohrts- ]

noun

1. a journalist who reports on sports sports and sporting events.

Other Words From

• sportswriting noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of sportswriter¹

First recorded in 1900–05; sports + writer

Example Sentences

Sportswriters guessed where snow might fall based on ski area reports from farther west, but the industry lacked computer technology and theoretical formulas to make sufficiently accurate predictions.

From Washington Post

A former sportswriter, Hurney worked at The Washington Star and once covered Washington’s NFL team for The Washington Times.

From Washington Post

Sportswriter Rob Rang concurred in a CBS sports piece titled: "Examining why Michael Sam's NFL Draft stock is falling."

From The Daily Beast

The sportswriter had the right idea when he left Maddux off; just for the wrong reasons.

From The Daily Beast

“All his thoughts were on Mom,” the sportswriter Fred Lieb wrote later.

From The Daily Beast

ESPN has a niche website for fine sports writing named Grantland after the famous sportswriter of the 1920s, Grantland Rice.

From The Daily Beast

Sports Illustrated wondered why any sportswriter would criticize an athlete for being too open and honest.

From The Daily Beast