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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But most sportswriters — who supported Dark — pointed to his record of starting Black and Latino players.
—Aram Goudsouzian / Made By History, TIME, 25 June 2024
Deeds’ roles have included sportswriter, music critic and features editor.
—Michael Deeds, Idaho Statesman, 13 June 2024
The legendary sportswriter and broadcaster was working as an editor at Sport magazine at the time and gave Siegel access to the publication’s photo archives.
—Scott Allen, Washington Post, 12 June 2024
Always quick to help or offer a word of praise to another sportswriter (even me), he has been widely admired and respected in our industry.
—Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 2 Mar. 2024
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Aram Goudsouzian / Made By History, TIME, 25 June 2024
Deeds’ roles have included sportswriter, music critic and features editor.
—Michael Deeds, Idaho Statesman, 13 June 2024
The legendary sportswriter and broadcaster was working as an editor at Sport magazine at the time and gave Siegel access to the publication’s photo archives.
—Scott Allen, Washington Post, 12 June 2024
Always quick to help or offer a word of praise to another sportswriter (even me), he has been widely admired and respected in our industry.
—Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 2 Mar. 2024
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“Sportswriter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sportswriter. Accessed 7 Jul. 2024.
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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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