sportswriters

noun

plural of sportswriter
as in journalists

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  1. journalists
  2. reporters
  3. muckrakers
  4. photojournalists
  5. correspondents
  6. newsmen
  7. broadcasters
  8. announcers
Noun
  • The Newsmax panel also discussed what this law could mean for journalists trying to obtain information legally.
    — Mackenzie Chase, The Washington Examiner, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Associated Press journalists Brett Martel in New Orleans, Rob Maaddi in Tampa and Michael Reo in Washington contributed reporting.
    — Joshua Goodman, Fortune, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of journalists
Noun
  • The referendum campaign has fueled debate about Iceland’s place in the world, Prime Minister Kristrun Frostadottir told reporters after casting her ballot in ​the capital on Saturday.
    — Reuters, NBC news, 30 Aug. 2026
  • Khmara made the remarks at his first briefing with reporters since taking the post on Saturday.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 30 Aug. 2026
Definition of reporters
Noun
  • Several anti-Flock websites and muckrakers used open records laws to collect and publish hundreds of police agencies’ audit logs – internal records detailing each time an officer searched Flock for a specific tag.
    — Kenny Jacoby, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Famous American muckrakers include Ida Tarbell who wrote about Standard Oil’s monopoly; Lincoln Steffens who wrote about corruption in city halls; and Upton Sinclair who exposed deplorable conditions in the meatpacking industry.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 21 May 2026
Definition of muckrakers
Noun
  • While the trainers are often local photojournalists, being a photojournalist alone doesn’t make someone a trainer.
    — Caterina De Biasio, Vogue, 16 Dec. 2025
Definition of photojournalists
Noun
  • Storm tracker Doyle Rice and Dinah Voyles Pulver are national correspondents for USA TODAY, with a focus on weather and climate.
    — Doyle Rice, USA Today, 1 Sep. 2026
  • The regime’s charges that Iran International functions as a tool of its rivals may be legitimate, but that doesn’t justify eliminating its correspondents abroad.
    — Cora Engelbrecht, New Yorker, 24 Aug. 2026
Definition of correspondents
Noun
  • Fifty years ago audiences were riveted by that thriller that focused on two relentless newsmen, played by Robert Redford and Dustin Hoffman, who were digging into the seedy mysteries of the Watergate scandal.
    — Peter Bart, Deadline, 7 May 2026
  • Persons thus satirized included presidents Reagan, Carter, Ford and Nixon, as well as newsmen Dan Rather and Ted Koppel.
    — Carmel Dagan, Variety, 13 Apr. 2026
Definition of newsmen
Noun
  • After holding steady last year while commercial broadcasters such as Canal+ and TF1 scaled back, the public broadcaster will reduce its investment in film by €5 million in 2026.
    — Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 26 Mar. 2026
  • Once broadcasters enter the Pete Maher broadcast booth — named after the longtime, legendary Flames broadcaster — they’re treated to some of the best sight lines in the league for broadcasters.
    — Julian McKenzie, New York Times, 3 Feb. 2026
Definition of broadcasters
Noun
  • The networks bring on two play-by-play announcers for the tournament.
    — Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2026
  • The announcers revealed the kinds of small biographical details familiar to anyone who has watched the Olympics, attempting to humanize the athletes by highlighting their love of macaroni and cheese, Greek mythology, or Legos.
    — Matt Viser, The Atlantic, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of announcers
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“Sportswriters.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sportswriters. Accessed 4 Sep. 2026.

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