referee

nounverbattested in dialogue

United Kingdom//ˌɹɛf.əˈɹiː//
United States//ˌɹɛf.əˈɹi//

An umpire or judge; an official who makes sure the rules are followed during a game.

noun

1
An umpire or judge; an official who makes sure the rules are followed during a game.
The referee kicked Jim out of the game for fighting.
2
A person who settles a dispute.
3
A person who writes a letter of reference or provides a reference by phone call for someone. (In the UK such a person is sometimes, and in the US the person is typically, referred to as a reference.)
Your application, along with letters from three referees, should be received by January 31.
4
An expert who judges the manuscript of an article or book to decide if it should be published.

Etymology

From Middle English [Term?], from past participle of Old French referer (“to relate, to refer”), from Latin referre (“to carry back, to report, to notify”); as if refer + -ee, that is, the person to whom something is referred for consideration.

verb

1
To act as a referee.
He has to referee three hockey games this weekend.
She has to finish refereeing an article for Nature.

Forms

plural: referees
past tense: refereed
past participle: refereed
present participle: refereeing
third person singular: referees

ref · To referee; to act as a referee in a sport or game.Ref · A surname.refer · To direct the attention of (someone toward something).

referee · An umpire or judge; an official who makes sure the rules are followed during a game.

reference · A measurement one can compare (some other measurement) to.referring · The act by which somebody or something is referred; a…refill · That which serves to refill or replace something. An…

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