From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishscorerscor‧er /ˈskɔːrə $ -ər/ noun [countable] 1 (also scorekeeper /ˈskɔːkiːpə $ ˈskɔːrkiːpər/)BOSCORE someone who keeps an official record of the points won in a sports game2 DSa player who wins a point or goaltop/leading/highest scorer He was Palace’s top scorer.
Examples from the Corpus
scorer• White says those answered correctly by low-scoring students but missed by the high scorers are eliminated.• The Boro's second leading scorer felt he had been made a scapegoat for the home defeat by Watford.• Jaha Wilson, the leading scorer against Oregon State, missed eight of his first nine shots.• Leading scorers - Arsenal: Wright 25.• Gavin Hastings topped Phil Bennett's overall for a Lions' scorer with his 18 points and equalled another record.• The shot has helped Vaught become a remarkably reliable scorer, but it is not the only aspect of his game.• Top scorer, Craig Maskell has lost his scoring touch at the moment.top/leading/highest scorer• Roy has been top scorer in most of the Ducks' games.• Town should be unchanged, but top scorer, Craig Maskell might get a look in.• But top scorer Craig Maskell saw his weak spot-kick easily saved by Gerry Peyton.• Damion Morbley, the Matadors' leading scorer, missed his fourth straight game.• Next highest scorer to Forrester and Whelan at youth level.• Van Horn finished his career as the top scorer in Utah history, averaging 20. 8 points.• We want some one the public is going to love or hate, not just the leading scorer. 