scorekeeper

noun score·keep·er \ ˈskȯr-ˌkē-pər \

|Updated on: 4 Jun 2018

Definition of scorekeeper

: one that keeps score; specifically : an official who records the score during a game or contest

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Recent Examples of scorekeeper from the Web

That’s the news today from Washington’s unofficial scorekeeper of the federal regulatory burden, Wayne Crews of the Competitive Enterprise Institute.

— james freeman, WSJ, "Trump, the Six Billion Dollar Man*," 22 May 2018
The score got so out of hand that the scorekeeper ran the clock at the start of the second half to speed up the game.

— chris jeter, The Aegis, "Patterson Mill boys roll to state lacrosse final with 17-4 victory," 20 May 2018
How many errors have the Padres made this season that have been spun into hits by benevolent scorekeepers?

— nick canepa, sandiegouniontribune.com, "Padres' Green playing the hand he has been dealt," 13 May 2018
In fact, Congress' own scorekeepers, the Joint Committee on Taxation, says that virtually every American will get a tax cut this year.

— Fox News, "What are President Trump's next steps on North Korea?," 22 Apr. 2018
Now each bench is outfitted with two or three tablets depending on the rink, as is the scorekeepers' bench, prepared for any officials' review, sheathed in protective cases and stored against the glass for live video review.

— alex prewitt, SI.com, "For NHL Teams and Players, iPads Have Become an Important Part of the Game," 17 Apr. 2018
In 1998, Kasell switched gears, revealing his wry sense of humor as the official judge and scorekeeper for the game show Wait Wait ... Don't Tell Me! alongside host Peter Sagal.

— andrea mandell, USA TODAY, "NPR's Carl Kasell dies at 84 following complications from Alzheimer's disease," 17 Apr. 2018
Indeed, Congress’s nonpartisan scorekeeper is predicting as much.

— justin lahart, WSJ, "The Fed’s Inflation Target Is Getting Close—Now What?," 11 Apr. 2018
Perhaps, adorable and devout team chaplain Sister Jean gives the Ramblers a spiritual edge with the great scorekeeper in the sky.

— christopher l. gasper, BostonGlobe.com, "Sister Jean makes Final Four a blessed event," 31 Mar. 2018

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