referee

ref·e·ree  (rf-r)

n.

1. One to whom something is referred, especially for settlement, decision, or an opinion as to the thing's quality.

2. Sports & Games An official supervising the play; an umpire.

3. Law A person appointed by a court to make a determination of a case or to investigate and make a report on it. See Synonyms at judge.

v. ref·e·reed, ref·e·ree·ing, ref·e·rees

v.tr.

To judge as referee.

v.intr.

To act as referee.

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referee

Noun

1. the umpire in various sports, such as football and boxing

2. a person who is willing to provide a reference for someone for a job

3. a person referred to for a decision or opinion in a dispute

Verb

[-eeing, -eed]

to act as a referee

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referee

a person who decides a matter when the parties to it are in conflict; an umpire or judge.

See also: Argumentation

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	referee - (sports) the chief official (as in boxing or American football) who is expected to ensure fair play ref athletics, sport - an active diversion requiring physical exertion and competition official - someone who administers the rules of a game or sport; "the golfer asked for an official who could give him a ruling"
	2.	referee - someone who reads manuscripts and judges their suitability for publication reviewer, reader critic - anyone who expresses a reasoned judgment of something scanner - someone who scans verse to determine the number and prosodic value of the syllables
	3.	referee - an attorney appointed by a court to investigate and report on a case law, jurisprudence - the collection of rules imposed by authority; "civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order" attorney, lawyer - a professional person authorized to practice law; conducts lawsuits or gives legal advice
Verb	1.	referee - be a referee or umpire in a sports competition umpire athletics, sport - an active diversion requiring physical exertion and competition judge - determine the result of (a competition)
	2.	referee - evaluate professionally a colleague's work peer review critique, review - appraise critically; "She reviews books for the New York Times"; "Please critique this performance"

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referee

noun 1. umpire, umpie Austral. (slang) judge, ref (informal) arbiter, arbitrator, adjudicator

verb 2. umpire, judge, mediate, adjudicate, arbitrate

Translations

referee [rɛfəˈriː] n → árbitro;

(BRIT) (for job application) → persona que da referencias de otro

vt [+ match] → arbitrar en

referee [rɛfəˈriː] n → arbitre m;

(Tennis) → juge-arbitre m;

(Brit) (for job application) → répondant(e)

vt → arbitrer

referee [rɛfəˈriː] n (Sport) → Schiedsrichter(in) m(f);

(Brit) (for job application) → Referenz f

vt → als Schiedsrichter(in) leiten

referee [rɛfəˈriː] n → arbitro;

(TENNIS) → giudice m di gara;

(BRIT) (for job application) → referenza

vt → arbitrare