Runscorer

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    Someone who scores runs.

    "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."

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"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."

Etymology

From run + scorer.

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