Definition of Referee

1. Verb. Be a referee or umpire in a sports competition.

Exact synonyms: Umpire
Category relationships: Athletics, Sport
Generic synonyms: Judge
Derivative terms: Refereeing, Umpirage, Umpirage, Umpire

2. Noun. (sports) the chief official (as in boxing or American football) who is expected to ensure fair play.
Exact synonyms: Ref
Category relationships: Athletics, Sport
Generic synonyms: Official
Derivative terms: Refer

3. Verb. Evaluate professionally a colleague's work.
Exact synonyms: Peer Review
Generic synonyms: Critique, Review

4. Noun. Someone who reads manuscripts and judges their suitability for publication.
Exact synonyms: Reader, Reviewer
Generic synonyms: Critic
Specialized synonyms: Scanner
Derivative terms: Refer, Review

5. Noun. An attorney appointed by a court to investigate and report on a case.
Category relationships: Jurisprudence, Law
Generic synonyms: Attorney, Lawyer

Definition of Referee

1. n. One to whom a thing is referred; a person to whom a matter in dispute has been referred, in order that he may settle it.

Definition of Referee

1. Noun. (sports) An umpire or judge; the official who makes sure the rules are followed during a game ¹

2. Noun. A person who settles a dispute ¹

3. Noun. A person who writes a letter of reference or provides a reference by phone call for someone ¹

4. Noun. An expert who judges the manuscript of an article or book to decide if it should be published ¹

5. Verb. To act as a referee. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Referee

1. to supervise the play in certain sports [v -EED, -EEING, -EES]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Referee

refelled
refelling
refels
refelt
refelted
refelting
refelts
refence
refenced
refences
refencing
refer
referable
referable(p)
refered
referee (current term)
refereed
refereeing
referees
referencable
reference
reference book
reference books
reference data
reference electrode
reference frame
reference grid
reference implementation
reference list

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