nonscorer

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noun

One who doesn't score.

Scrabble 11

Meanings

nounnonscorer (plural nonscorers)

plural nonscorers

  1. One who doesn't score.

    There is no reason to believe, however, that the inclusion of the nonscorers would have materially altered our findings.

    2006, James N. Rosenau, On the Cutting Edge of Globalization: An Inquiry Into American Elites
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    The object of making comparison in this way is to protect the nonscorer from divulging anything more than is necessary to settle who may score.

    1956, Richard L. Frey, According to Hoyle, page 165

    Pippen had been assigned to guard Utah center Greg Ostertag, virtually a nonscorer, which left him free to terrorize Utah's passing lanes.

    2007, Roland Lazenby, Mindgames: Phil Jackson's Long Strange Journey, page 330

Origin

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APA

nonscorer. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nonscorer

MLA

“nonscorer.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nonscorer. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “nonscorer,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nonscorer.

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