Definitions for REFEREE
ˌrɛf əˈriref·er·ee

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:3.0 / 1 vote

1. referee, refnoun

   (sports) the chief official (as in boxing or American football) who is expected to ensure fair play

2. reviewer, referee, readernoun

   someone who reads manuscripts and judges their suitability for publication

3. refereeverb

   an attorney appointed by a court to investigate and report on a case

4. referee, umpireverb

   be a referee or umpire in a sports competition

5. referee, peer reviewverb

   evaluate professionally a colleague's work

WiktionaryRate this definition:3.0 / 1 vote

1. refereenoun

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

2. refereenoun

   A person who settles a dispute

3. refereenoun

   A person who writes a letter of reference or provides a reference by phone call for someone

4. refereenoun

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

5. refereeverb

   To act as a referee.

6. Etymology: from past participle of referer, from refero; as if, that is, the person to whom something is referred for consideration.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Refereenoun

   One to whom any thing is referred.

   Etymology: from refer.

   Referees and arbitrators seldom forget themselves. Roger L'Estrange.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Referee

   A referee is an official, in a variety of sports and competition, responsible for enforcing the rules of the sport, including sportsmanship decisions such as ejection. The official tasked with this job may be known by a variety of other titles depending on the sport, including umpire, judge, arbiter (chess), commissaire, or technical official (by the International Olympic Committee). Referees may be assisted by umpires, linesmen, timekeepers, touch judges, or video review officials.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. referee

   A referee is an official who watches a game or match closely to enforce the rules and ensure fair play. They have the authority to make decisions regarding fouls, penalties, scoring, or any other issues that arise during the game. Referees are typically used in sports, but can also be used in other competitive scenarios such as academic or professional competitions.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Refereenoun

   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

WikidataRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Referee

   A referee is the person of authority, in a variety of sports, who is responsible for presiding over the game from a neutral point of view and making on the fly decisions that enforce the rules of the sport, including sportsmanship decisions such as ejection. The official tasked with this job may be known, in addition to referee, by a variety of other titles as well, including umpire, judge, arbiter, arbitrator, linesman, commissaire, timekeeper, touch judge or Technical Official.

Matched Categories

1. • Judge
   • Sport

British National Corpus

1. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'REFEREE' in Nouns Frequency: #2373

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How to pronounce REFEREE?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say REFEREE in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of REFEREE in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of REFEREE in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of REFEREE in a Sentence

1. Jimmy Kimmel:

   After you won the game, do you remember what I did? I said ‘good game, thanks’ and I shook your disgusting hand, i didn’t complain that it was rigged, I didn’t ask for a recount on the referee, I didn’t start a conspiracy theory about the basketball having a microchip in it. I brought shame on my family and I embraced it as I always do.

2. Bill Cosby:

   No matter how calmly you try to referee, parenting will eventually produce bizarre behavior, and I'm not talking about the kids. Their behavior is always normal.

3. Professor Kennedy:

   The first time you step foot in a federal courtroom should n’t be as a referee. Those lawyers are experienced and sharp and they will tear you up, part of fairness is knowing the rules.

4. President Trump:

   Mike Tomlin know, the National Football League ratings are down massively, massively, a referee gets on television, his wife is sitting at home, she’s so proud of him. They’re ruining the game.

5. Steve Chabot:

   Rather than wearing stripes like a referee, the Mueller team overwhelmingly ought to be attired with Democratic donkeys or Hillary t-shirts, not shirts that say ‘Make America Great Again,’ because I think the American people deserve more than the very biased team they have under Mueller, it’s really sad.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=REFEREE
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Referee
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=REFEREE
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Referee
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/REFEREE
7. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=REFEREE
8. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=REFEREE