Definitions for refereeˌrɛf əˈri
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
ref•er•ee*ˌrɛf əˈri(n.; v.)-eed, -ee•ing.
(n.)a person to whom something is referred for decision or settlement.
a judge having functions fixed by the rules of a game or sport; umpire.
Category: Games, Sport
an authority who evaluates proposals for funding, scholarly papers for publication, etc.
Category: Common Vocabulary
Law. a person selected by a court to take testimony and recommend a decision.
Category: Law
(v.t.)to preside over as referee.
(v.i.)to act as referee.
* Syn: See judge.
Origin of referee:
1605–15
Princeton's WordNet
referee, ref(noun)
(sports) the chief official (as in boxing or American football) who is expected to ensure fair play
reviewer, referee, reader(noun)
someone who reads manuscripts and judges their suitability for publication
referee(verb)
an attorney appointed by a court to investigate and report on a case
referee, umpire(verb)
be a referee or umpire in a sports competition
referee, peer review(verb)
evaluate professionally a colleague's work
Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary
referee(noun)ˌrɛf əˈri
an official who decides whether a sports game is being played fairly
The referee blew his whistle.; the official who was refereeing the game
Wiktionary
referee(Noun)
An umpire or judge; the official who makes sure the rules are followed during a game
referee(Noun)
A person who settles a dispute
referee(Noun)
A person who writes a letter of reference or provides a reference by phone call for someone
referee(Noun)
An expert who judges the manuscript of an article or book to decide if it should be published
referee(Verb)
To act as a referee.
Origin: from past participle of referer, from refero; as if , that is, the person to whom something is referred for consideration.
Webster Dictionary
Referee(noun)
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
Translations for referee
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
referee(noun)
a person who controls boxing, football etc matches, makes sure that the rules are not broken etc
The referee sent two of the players off the field.
- skeidsregterAfrikaans
- حَكَمArabic
- съдияBulgarian
- árbitroPortuguese (BR)
- soudceCzech
- der SchiedsrichterGerman
- dommerDanish
- διαιτητήςGreek
- árbitroSpanish
- kohtunikEstonian
- داورFarsi
- tuomariFinnish
- arbitreFrench
- שוֹפֶטHebrew
- रेफरीHindi
- sudacCroatian
- játékvezetőHungarian
- wasitIndonesian
- dómariIcelandic
- arbitroItalian
- レフリーJapanese
- 심판Korean
- teisėjasLithuanian
- tiesnesis (sportā)Latvian
- pengadilMalay
- scheidsrechterDutch
- dommerNorwegian
- sędziaPolish
- داورPersian
- منصف، حكم، دريم ګړى ريفرىPashto
- árbitroPortuguese
- arbitruRomanian
- рефериRussian
- rozhodcaSlovak
- sodnikSlovenian
- sudijaSerbian
- domareSwedish
- กรรมการThai
- hakemTurkish
- 裁判Chinese (Trad.)
- суддя, реферіUkrainian
- کھیل کا نگراںUrdu
- trọng tàiVietnamese
- 裁判员Chinese (Simp.)
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