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SCORER

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

An official who records the score during the progress of a game

Synonyms:

scorekeeper; scorer

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("scorer" is a kind of...):

official (someone who administers the rules of a game or sport)

Derivation:

score (assign a grade or rank to, according to one's evaluation)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A logger who marks trees to be felled

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("scorer" is a kind of...):

faller; feller; logger; lumberjack; lumberman (a person who fells trees)

Derivation:

score (make small marks into the surface of)

Sense 3

Meaning:

A player who makes a score in a game or contest

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("scorer" is a kind of...):

participant; player (a person who participates in or is skilled at some game)

Derivation:

score (gain points in a game)

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