scorekeeper

score·keep·er

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [skawr-kee-per, skohr-]
- /ˈskɔrˌki pər, ˈskoʊr-/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [skawr-kee-per, skohr-]
- /ˈskɔrˌki pər, ˈskoʊr-/

Definitions of scorekeeper word

noun scorekeeper an official of a sports contest who keeps record of the score. 1
noun scorekeeper sb who keeps track of a competition score 1
noun scorekeeper a person whose job is to keep score in a game or match 0
noun scorekeeper a person keeping score, esp. officially, at a game, competition, etc. 0

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Origin of scorekeeper

First appearance:

before 1875

One of the 25% newest English words

An Americanism dating back to 1875-80; score + keeper

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Parts of speech for Scorekeeper

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Scorekeeper

scorekeeper popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 42% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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