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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This week's show was recorded in Chicago with host Peter Sagal, judge and scorekeeper Bill Kurtis, Not My Job guest James Gunn and panelists Paula Poundstone, Adam Burke, and Bobcat Goldthwait.
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NPR, 19 July 2025
But the athletes, coaches, trainers, scorekeepers, announcers, bleacher shiners, equipment managers, team statisticians and mascots are the lifeline of the games.
—Dana Hunsinger Benbow, IndyStar, 2 July 2025
Congress’ scorekeeper said almost 12 million Americans would lose health care as a result of these cuts.
—Philip Elliott, Time, 1 July 2025
In 2034, about 4.8 million additional people would be uninsured based on work requirements in the House Republican budget bill, according to the Congressional Budget Office, a nonpartisan legislative scorekeeper.
—Lorie Konish, CNBC, 25 June 2025
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NPR, 19 July 2025
But the athletes, coaches, trainers, scorekeepers, announcers, bleacher shiners, equipment managers, team statisticians and mascots are the lifeline of the games.
—Dana Hunsinger Benbow, IndyStar, 2 July 2025
Congress’ scorekeeper said almost 12 million Americans would lose health care as a result of these cuts.
—Philip Elliott, Time, 1 July 2025
In 2034, about 4.8 million additional people would be uninsured based on work requirements in the House Republican budget bill, according to the Congressional Budget Office, a nonpartisan legislative scorekeeper.
—Lorie Konish, CNBC, 25 June 2025
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“Scorekeeper.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/scorekeeper. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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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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