sportscaster

[ spawrts-kas-ter ]

noun

1. a television or radio broadcaster who reports sports news or provides a running description of a sports event:

   With the options now available, you can watch a televised game with the audio coming from the radio sportscaster of your choice.

Word History and Origins

Origin of sportscaster¹

First recorded in 1930–35; sportscast ( def ) + -er ¹( def )

Example Sentences

Its sportscasters are more judicious with their verbosity this time around too.

From Salon

A communications major at North Carolina State University, she had dreamed of becoming a sportscaster, and dabbled in modeling before working as a producer on a TV news show.

From Seattle Times

LaVergne, who is handling Simpson’s estate, shared details of his final meetings with the former football hero, movie actor, sportscaster, television pitchman and celebrity murder defendant who he has represented since 2009.

From Seattle Times

If anything, Simpson’s star shone even brighter after football with steady work as a sportscaster, a commercial pitchman — darting across airports — and roles in films such as “The Towering Inferno” and “The Naked Gun.”

From Los Angeles Times

On Friday, coverage of a New York Mets spring training game was “momentarily disrupted,” according to USA Today, when sportscasters were distracted by a SpaceX rocket thundering over the Florida ballpark.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• analyst
• announcer
• correspondent
• critic
• observer
• pundit
• reviewer
• writer