score keeper

Game tally official

A score keeper is someone who tracks and records points during a game or competition.

The role ranges from informal—a parent marking runs at a Little League game—to official positions in professional sports.

Also spelled as one word: scorekeeper.

We need a score keeper for tonight's match.

Related

scoreboard · stats · stat sheet · innings · counter · ledger · timekeeper · pencil · marks · records · game · match · tracker · announcer · bench · basketball court · numbers · standings

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Opposites
role in game/competition

score keeperplayer

Game participant

competitor · contestant · participant · athlete · team member

authority and judgment

score keeperreferee

Sports rule enforcer

umpire · judge · official · arbiter · adjudicator

Family

scorekeeper, scorekeepers

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G