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judger

judger

6.2
A person who gives scores and feedback in a competition
  • noun
  • /ˈdʒʌdʒər/
translation icon : juez
  • As the event's main judger, she had the difficult task of evaluating the dancers' artistry and technical skills.

Examples

  • During the talent show, the judger gave feedback and scores to the participants based on their presentations.

  • For instance, for the MBTI category of Judger, the questions were:

    Academic text (2014)
  • But we're also doing that in relation to our own being as moral agents, as judgers, as evaluators.

  • The judger carefully assessed each competitor's performance before announcing the results of the contest.

Synonyms

grader
vsjudger
  • US
178 3.7

A person who gives grades to students' work

focuses on awarding scores in competitions rather than academic assessment
reviewer
vsjudger
118 3.1

A person who reads and checks the quality of a paper, proposal, or code

is about deciding contest winners and scoring performances rather than checking work
examiner
vsjudger
81 2.8

A person who gives tests to judge people's ability

is focused on deciding contest outcomes and giving scores not just testing ability
umpire
vsjudger
54 2.7

A person who makes decisions in sports or disputes to make sure rules are followed

is mainly about scoring and deciding contest winners not enforcing rules
arbiter
vsjudger
28 6.7

A person who settles a disagreement and makes a final decision

is concerned with deciding contest winners and assigning scores instead of disputes
tester
vsjudger
23 2.8

A person who gives a test to check someone's skills or knowledge

is the person who decides contest winners and awards scores rather than only testing
referee
vsjudger
8 5.2

A person who reads and judges a paper before it is published

is concerned with deciding contest results and awarding scores not reviewing work
evaluator
vsjudger
7 4.3

A person who judges how good or useful something is

is the role that decides winners in contests and gives scores
rater
vsjudger
4 4.6

A person who gives scores to work like tests or essays

is the role that decides contest winners and gives final scores
adjudicator
vsjudger
  • Formal
3 7.7

A person who decides a disagreement between people or groups

focuses on deciding contest outcomes and assigning scores not legal disputes
assessor
vsjudger
3 4.3

A person who judges how good or valuable something is

is focused specifically on deciding contest outcomes and assigning scores
judicator
vsjudger
8.8

A person who listens and decides who is right in a dispute or competition

is narrower focusing on scoring and deciding contest winners
interrater
vsjudger
  • Specialized
8.0

A person who scores or judges the same work on their own

is the person who decides contest results rather than only scoring items

How Official

judger
6.2
scorekeeper
3 3.2

Surface Forms

judger singular
judgers plural

Morphology

judger = judge (transparent) = judge + er

Formed by the productive agentive suffix '-er' added to 'judge'; the meaning 'person who judges or scores' is directly derived and readily inferable.

Etymology

Judger comes from judge, a word that originally meant 'to decide' or 'say what is right'. So a judger in a contest is the person who decides the scores and who wins.