scorekeeper

noun

score·​keep·​er ˈskȯr-ˌkē-pər How to pronounce scorekeeper (audio)
: one that keeps score
specifically : an official who records the score during a game or contest

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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 The historic performance also came roughly a month after Lamar’s vicious rap beef with Drake, in which he was deemed the winner by Internet scorekeepers. Kailyn Brown, Los Angeles Times, 20 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for scorekeeper 

Word History

First Known Use

1880, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of scorekeeper was in 1880

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“Scorekeeper.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/scorekeeper. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.

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scorekeeper

noun
score·​keep·​er -ˌkē-pər How to pronounce scorekeeper (audio)
: a person appointed to record the score during the progress of a game or contest
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