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scorer

scorer

3 2.8
An official who records the score during a game
  • noun
  • /ˈskɔːrər/
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  • The percentage of agreement between the two scorers was 100%.
  • scorer agreement
  • two scorers
  • scorer reliability

Examples

  • And I am the official scorer.

  • We are gonna be the official scorers for the game!

  • For any disagreements, the scorer was referred to the explanation provided on the previously scored transcript.

    Academic text (2011)
  • All test administrations were audio recorded and checked by separate scorers blind to the purpose of the task.

    Academic text (2015)
  • To evaluate inter-scorer agreement, two graduate students individually scored the MT using an answer key.

    Academic text (2015)
  • The essays were scored by two trained scorers using a pre-designed rubric.

    Academic text (2011)
  • Percentage of agreement between two scorers is often used as a measure of interrater reliability (Salkind, 2004).

    Academic text (2014)
  • Point-to-point scoring agreement between two scorers on 20% of randomly selected assessment protocols was 98.9% (range = 95.6%-100%).

    Academic text (2012)
  • As the official scorer, she carefully tracked each point during the championship match.

  • The scorer noted the final score on the scoreboard after the last whistle blew.

Synonyms

scorekeeper
vsscorer
3 3.2

A person who writes down the points during a game

is the alternative one-word label for the same official in many contexts

Surface Forms

scorer singular
scorers plural

Morphology

scorer = score (transparent) = score + er

Standard agent noun formed from the verb 'score' meaning 'to record or obtain points', so the role is directly derivable.

Etymology

The word scorer comes from the older word score, which meant a 'cut' or a 'mark' used to keep count. So a scorer is the person who makes the marks and records the official total during a game.