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Vinony

scorer

noun

  1. role in cricket
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Wiktionary

name

Etymology: From Middle English.

  1. A surname from Middle English.

noun

Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker- Proto-Germanic *skurō Old Norse skorder. Old English scoru Middle English score English score Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzijos Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English scorer From score + -er.

  1. One who scores.

    “Alan Shearer finished among the top ten goal scorers in 10 out of his 14 seasons in the Premier League and won the top scorer title three times..”

    “But chances were rare for the lowest scorers in the Premier League against a Newcastle defence which claimed a fourth straight clean sheet.”

  2. One who keeps track of scores in a game; a scorekeeper.

    “The team was making goals so fast the scorer could barely keep up.”

    “The comment may be offered here that the 'heavies' have been the Design Award's principal scorers, both in the overall bronze plaque days and, since, in the Daily/Sunday Class 1.”

  3. Either of a pair of people, one provided by each side, who record in a specially formatted book, every ball bowled, every run scored, and every wicket that falls