different between scorebox vs scorer

English

Etymology

score +? box

Pronunciation

Noun

scorebox (plural scoreboxes)

1. (cricket) An enclosed structure in which the scorers sit; often behind the scoreboard
2. (video games) A box overlaid on the screen to display the player's score.
   • 1994, "Coyt D Watters", Projection TVs and SEGA (on newsgroup rec.games.video.sega)

     Video games are notorious for having relatively unchanging areas on the screen (ie the scorebox), which can quickly be burned into the screen.

   • 2001, Matt Neuburg, REALbasic: the definitive guide (page 64)

     Recall that our arcade game is to have a scorebox that knows how to increase itself, and observe that this implies there is a score.

Anagrams

• box score, boxscore

English

Etymology

score +? -er

Pronunciation

Noun

scorer (plural scorers)

1. One who scores.

   Shearer finished among the top ten goal scorers in 10 out of his 14 seasons in the Premier League and won the top scorer title three times.
2. One who keeps track of scores in a game; a scorekeeper.

   The team was making goals so fast the scorer could barely keep up.

3. (cricket) Either of a pair of people, one provided by each side, who record in a specially formatted book, every ball bowled, every run scored, and every wicket that falls

Related terms

• scoreboard
• scorebox
• trouble the scorers

Translations

Anagrams

• corers, crores

Danish

Noun

scorer

1. indefinite plural of score

Verb

scorer

1. present of score

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sk?.?e/

Verb

scorer

1. (sports) to score (a goal)

Conjugation

Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

scorer m

1. indefinite plural of score

Verb

scorer

1. present of score