scorer
noun [C] /ˈskɔː.rər/
/ˈskɔːr.ɚ/ Definition
› (US usually scorekeeper) the person who records the score in a gameRefereeing and judging in sport › someone who scores a point or goal in a gameCompetitors and participants in sports and games
(Definition of scorer noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
© Cambridge University Press)
Browse related topics
You are looking at an entry to do with Competitors & participants in sports & games, but you might be interested in these topics from the Sports topic area:
- American football
- Athletics
- Baseball & rounders
- Basketball, netball & volleyball
- Bowls, bowling & croquet
- Competing in sport
- Competitions, & parts of competitions
- Cricket
- Exercising & training
- Fighting sports
- Football/soccer
- General terms used in ball sports
- Golf
- Gymnastics
- Hockey
- Horse racing
- Horse riding
- Motor racing
- Parts & stages of competitions
- Refereeing & judging in sport
- Rowing
- Rugby
- Sailing, yachting & canoeing
- Snooker, pool & billiards
- Specific sporting events
- Spectators & commentators at sports events
- Sports & games generally
- Sports venues
- Surfaces on which sports take place
- Swimming
- Target sports
- Tennis & racket sports
- Water sports
- Winners & losers
- Winning, losing & scoring in sport
- Winter Sports
Browse the Dictionary
Browse the Thesaurus
SMART Thesaurus
Synonyms and related words:
- athlete noun
- cap noun (HAT)
- decathlete noun
- defender noun
- division noun (PART)
- entrant noun
- footballer noun
- goalkeeper noun
- junior noun (YOUNGER)
- keeper noun
- league noun (SPORT)
- offence noun
- Olympian noun
- opposition noun (SPORT)
- Paralympian noun
- pentathlete noun
- racer noun
- teammate noun
- transfer noun (SPORTS)
- winger noun
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics:
Word of the Day
throw caution to the wind/winds
to do something without worrying about the risk or negative results
Blog
Read our blog about how the English language behaves.
New Words
Find words and meanings that have just started to be used in English, and let us know what you think of them.
