referee
pronunciation
How to pronounce referee in British English:
UK [ˌrefəˈriː]
How to pronounce referee in American English:
US [ˌrefəˈriː]
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- Noun:
- (sports) the chief official (as in boxing or American football) who is expected to ensure fair play
- someone who reads manuscripts and judges their suitability for publication
- an attorney appointed by a court to investigate and report on a case
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- Verb:
- be a referee or umpire in a sports competition
- evaluate professionally a colleague's work
Word Origin
- referee (n.)
- 1620s, "person who examines patent applications" (see refer). Sporting use recorded by 1820 (specifically of baseball from 1856).
- referee (v.)
- 1883, originally colloquial, from referee (n.). Related: Refereed; refereeing.
Synonym
Example
- 1. I 'm a referee at the local basketball association .
- 2. Not me : serbian aleksandar lukovic reacts after being beckoned by referee hector baldassi .
- 3. With vietnam , the summit host , having won admission to the wto earlier this month , russia 's entry would mean that most trading nations of any significance ( a notable exception being iran ) will now be subject to the rules of the international trade referee .
- 4. Mexican referee marco rodriguez was the culprit .
- 5. The imf was given an important role in helping the g-20 define the new guidelines and acting as a referee .