scorern.
/ˈskɔːrə/, U.S. /ˈskɔrər/ 1. One who marks trees for felling.
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the world > food and drink > farming > forestry or arboriculture > lumbering > [noun] > marker of trees for felling
scorer1394
1394 in Archaeologia 24 310 Et sic deficiunt ij lodes xij pedes [meremii] unde respondent le scorer et le carier et alii ministri ibidem.
1880 Lumberman's Gaz. 7 Jan. 28 The scorers and liner fell the trees and roughly trim the two opposite sides.
2. Any instrument used for scoring (see quots.).
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society > occupation and work > equipment > marking tools > [noun] > scoring
style1659
scorer1688
ruling engine1826
scrieve1828
timber-scribe1858
1688 R. Holme Acad. Armory iii. vi. 290/2 The Scorer is a round piece of Iron-plate fixed in another long piece,..with this Taylors score, or make a mark on Cloth before they venture to cut it.
1831 J. C. Loudon Encycl. Agric. (ed. 2) 374 The scorer is a well known instrument used by woodmen in marking numbers on timber trees.
1875 E. H. Knight Amer. Mech. Dict. III. 2056/1 Scorer,.. (Joinery) an instrument employed to cut transversely the face of a board to enable it to be planed without slivering.
3.
a. In a game or contest: One whose duty it is to keep a record of the score.
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society > leisure > sport > recording score > [noun] > scorer
marker1532
scorer1732
notcherc1740
1732 Applebee's Orig. Weekly Jrnl. 16 Sept. 3/3 There wanted six Minutes of the Time by the Scorer's Watch.
1773 Kentish Cricketers in Canterbury Jrnl. 21–8 Sept. And underneath the shady tree The Scorer's fix'd the Runs to see.
1833 J. Nyren Young Cricketer's Tutor 65 The whole eleven, with the umpire and scorer, were conveyed in one caravan.
1836 C. Dickens Pickwick Papers (1837) vii. 69 The umpires were stationed behind the wickets; the scorers were prepared to notch the runs.
1890 W. Camp in Cent. Mag. June 206 There is one scorer, who records the order in which contestants finish, as well as their time.
b. One who allots marks or records the scores obtained in the measurement of ability, capacity, or personality traits.
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the mind > mental capacity > psychology > developmental psychology > acquisition of knowledge > test of mental ability > test rating > [noun] > obtainer of
scorer1922
1922 Jrnl. Exper. Psychol. 5 107 Provision must be made to free the results from the personal equations of the scorers.
1952 A. G. Wesman in N. E. Gronlund Readings in Measurement (1968) xx. 201 The scorer is required to make a judgment as to the correctness or quality of the response.
1952 A. G. Wesman in N. E. Gronlund Readings in Measurement (1968) xx. 201 Two scorers should agree perfectly..in assigning scores.
4.
a. One who makes a score.
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society > leisure > sport > winning, losing, or scoring > [noun] > gaining points > one who
scorer1884
1884 Pall Mall Gaz. 16 July 8/2 The highest scorer in the first stage of the Queen's Prize.
1901 Scotsman 11 Mar. 4/8 Credit must be given to Bell, to whom the scorer was indebted for getting the ball.
b. A winner, esp. of a horse race. Cf. score v. 16e.
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the world > action or operation > prosperity > success > [noun] > one who or that which is successful > one who > one who wins
victora1400
winnerc1485
obtainer1531
triumphera1569
first oar(s)1774
bangster1820
scorer1974
society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > racing or race > horse racing > [noun] > horse by performance
lightweight1773
sticker1779
maiden1807
favourite1813
mile-horse1829
outsider1836
heavyweight1857
stayer1862
stoner1862
rank outsider1869
pick1872
pot1874
timer1881
resurrectionist1883
short head1883
pea1888
cert1889
stiffa1890
wrong 'un1889
on the mark1890
place horse1890
top-weight1892
miler1894
also-ran1895
selection1901
loser1902
hotpot1904
roughie1908
co-favourite1922
readier1922
springer1922
fav1935
scratch1938
no-hoper1943
shoo-in1950
scorer1974
the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > family Equidae (general equines) > horse defined by purpose used for > [noun] > racehorse > that finishes in particular position
throw-in1855
short head1883
place horse1890
whipper-in1892
also-ran1895
loser1902
scorer1974
1974 Marlboro Herald-Advocate (Bennettsville, S. Carolina) 18 Apr. 5/7 After dinner six tables of bridge were played. Scorers for the ladies, Mrs. Richard Fletcher..and Mrs. Robert Lockey.
1976 Scottish Daily Express 27 Dec. 10/3 I'm Alright Jack..a smooth Devon and Exeter scorer last month, can put up a repeat performance in the opener at Newton Abbot.
5. One who scores (i.e. composes a score for) a film. Cf. score v. 9c. rare.
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society > leisure > the arts > music > composing music > composer > [noun] > scorer of film
scorer1969
1969 Daily Progress (Charlottesville, Va.) 15 May 1- c/6 The talkies brought a demand for ‘scorers’, composer-orchestrators of background music to enhance scenic mood.
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