scorer

Definition of scorernext

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Recent Examples of scorer Cristiano Ronaldo, 41, is Portugal’s all-time leading men’s goal scorer at the World Cup. Ashley Mowreader, NBC news, 3 July 2026 Balogun, a crucial scorer for the USMNT, faces an automatic suspension for the Round of 16 game and could incur a longer ban if deemed reckless. Michael Lewis, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026 In the midst of its 2-0 win over Bosnia and Herzegovina on Wednesday night, Folarin Balogun, the team's leading goal scorer in this World Cup, who found the back of the net in the first half, was handed a controversial red card. Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 2 July 2026 Kessler was at his best as a scorer either out of ball screens or in the dunker spot. Sam Vecenie, New York Times, 2 July 2026 The woman accused Mendes, Cape Verde’s all-time leading scorer, of forcing his way into her hotel room in Auckland and then raping her. Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 2 July 2026 Booed on draft night in 2016 by fans who wanted Kris Dunn instead, Brown leaves Boston as the 10th-leading scorer in franchise history. Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 2 July 2026 Tommy Troy then reached on a single, per the official scorer, but shortstop Christian Koss should’ve been charged with an error after muffing a grounder. Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 2 July 2026 At this point in his career, Swain is a scorer, not a shooter. Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 25 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for scorer
Noun
  • Harold Wheeler, the veteran orchestrator on Broadway and longtime musical director for ABC’s Dancing With the Stars, has died.
    Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 25 June 2026
  • Harold Wheeler, a prolific and Tony-winning Broadway orchestrator, composer and conductor who for 17 seasons served as musical director for ABC’s Dancing with the Stars, died following a lengthy illness Wednesday, June 24, at his home in Los Angeles.
    Greg Evans, Deadline, 25 June 2026
Noun
  • Mary Mitchell-Campbell, who received the Tonys’ Isabelle Stevenson Award for philanthropic or advocacy work, is a respected musical arranger and music director.
    Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 8 June 2026
  • At times during his bombastic, table-shaking, enigmatic career, the singer, arranger, musician, and producer came off as a restless indie artist masquerading as a multiplatinum megastar.
    Keith Murphy, VIBE.com, 7 June 2026
Noun
  • Before that, a preconcert panel of Price scholars and current CSO composer-in-residence Jessie Montgomery discussed the symphonist’s remarkable life and even more remarkable music.
    Hannah Edgar, Chicago Tribune, 6 May 2022
  • During much of his lifetime, he was generally considered the greatest symphonist after Brahms.
    Tim Page, WSJ, 1 Oct. 2021

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“Scorer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scorer. Accessed 4 Jul. 2026.

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