scorekeeper
noun
score·keep·er
ˈskȯr-ˌkē-pər 
: one that keeps score
specifically
: an official who records the score during a game or contest
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Anyone who participated in sports at the high school or Little League likely knew the big-hearted, smiling man who was the third-base umpire, scorekeeper and batboy.
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Erika I. Ritchie, Orange County Register, 3 Dec. 2024
The second period produced even more end-to-end action, and the scorekeepers were soon called into action.
—Neel Shelat, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
But officials tasked with certifying elections are scorekeepers, not referees, said Edgar Lin, Wisconsin policy strategist and attorney for Protect Democracy, a nonprofit that works to protect the integrity of American elections.
—Phoebe Petrovic, ProPublica, 30 Oct. 2024
From his perch as an engineering professor at Princeton, he’s emerged as the scorekeeper for American efforts to transition to clean energy: his analyses gave environmentalists confidence that President Joe Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act was indeed a good deal that would dramatically cut carbon.
—Bill McKibben, TIME, 2 Oct. 2024
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Erika I. Ritchie, Orange County Register, 3 Dec. 2024
The second period produced even more end-to-end action, and the scorekeepers were soon called into action.
—Neel Shelat, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
But officials tasked with certifying elections are scorekeepers, not referees, said Edgar Lin, Wisconsin policy strategist and attorney for Protect Democracy, a nonprofit that works to protect the integrity of American elections.
—Phoebe Petrovic, ProPublica, 30 Oct. 2024
From his perch as an engineering professor at Princeton, he’s emerged as the scorekeeper for American efforts to transition to clean energy: his analyses gave environmentalists confidence that President Joe Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act was indeed a good deal that would dramatically cut carbon.
—Bill McKibben, TIME, 2 Oct. 2024
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“Scorekeeper.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/scorekeeper. Accessed 25 Dec. 2024.
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scorekeeper
noun
score·keep·er
-ˌkē-pər
: a person appointed to record the score during the progress of a game or contest
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