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Etymology

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From run +‎ scorer.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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runscorer (plural runscorers)

  1. (cricket) Someone who scores runs.
    • 2009 March 13, AAP, “Aussies relax amid Proteas' captain chaos”, in Herald Sun[1]:
      South Africa's leading runscorer Jacques Kallis, who captained the side for one Test against Australia in Johannesburg three years ago, will be skipper in Cape Town.