Meaning

noun a player who makes a score in a game or contest

noun a logger who marks trees to be felled

noun an official who records the score during the progress of a game

originEtymology 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.

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