sportscaster


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sports·cast

 (spôrts′kăst′)
n.
A radio or television broadcast of a sports event or of sports news.

[sports, pl. of sport + (broad)cast.]

sports′cast′er n.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.sportscaster - an announcer who reads sports news or describes sporting eventssportscaster - an announcer who reads sports news or describes sporting events
announcer - reads news, commercials on radio or television
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Translations

sportscaster

[ˈspɔːrtskɑːstər] (mainly US) ncommentateur/trice m/f sportif/ivesports centre ncentre m sportifsports day n (British) (in schools)réunion f sportivesports desk n (TV, RADIO) (= department) → service m des sportssports drink nboisson f sportivesports ground nterrain m de sportsports hall ngymnase msports injury nblessure f de sportif/ivesports jacket nveste f de sport
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