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scorekeeper

scorekeeper

3 3.2
A person who writes down the points during a game
  • noun
  • /ˈskɔrˌkipər/
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  • The scorekeeper announced the final score after the exciting volleyball match.

Examples

  • At the basketball game, the scorekeeper carefully recorded each point scored by the teams.

  • Hey, if I come to a game... ...can I be your scorekeeper and statistician?

    The Benchwarmers (2006)

  • She was the scorekeeper for Jacob's baseball team.

    Academic text (1998)

  • Scorekeepers ready?

    Miss Congeniality (2000)

  • And students fiercely vied for the right to be the scorekeeper, to chalk up those wins and losses on the blackboard.

    Academic text (1997)

  • Students take on team roles (e.g., coach, captain, statistician), assume duty roles (e.g., referee, ball retrievers, scorekeeper), and create public records of team and individual performance.

    Academic text (2012)

  • During the baseball match, the scorekeeper kept track of the runs and outs for both teams.

Synonyms

scorer
vsscorekeeper
3 2.8

An official who records the score during a game

is a more descriptive sports title rather than the short single word
tallyman
vsscorekeeper
  • Archaic
1 8.9

A person who counts and records items like votes or goods

records points specifically during games or sporting events

How Official

judger
6.2
scorekeeper
3 3.2

Surface Forms

scorekeeper singular
scorekeepers plural

Morphology

scorekeeper = score + keeper (transparent) = score + keeper

A clear compound of 'score' + 'keeper': a person who records or keeps the score, directly inferable by learners.

Etymology

Scorekeeper comes from the parts score and keeper. Score once meant a 'mark' or 'notch' used to count things, and keeper is someone who 'keeps' or watches them, so a scorekeeper is the person who records and watches the points in a game.