referee en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˌɹɛf.əˈɹi/ (General-American)
- /ˌɹɛf.əˈɹiː/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- (US) audio
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.
Meanings
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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.
- A person who settles a dispute.
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(UK) 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.
- An expert who judges the manuscript of an article or book to decide if it should be published.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| referees | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
ref · referee assistant · video assistant referee · assistant referee · refereeship · match referee · video referee
Descendants
Relateds
Translations (146)
cy dyfarnwraig (sport: umpire, judge of a game) · de Schiedsmann (person who settles a dispute) · pt juiz (sport: umpire, judge of a game) · mi rewherī (sport: umpire, judge of a game) · es revisor (expert who judges a manuscript) · ga réiteoir (sport: umpire, judge of a game) · bg референт (person who writes a letter of reference) · sh су́дац (sport: umpire, judge of a game) · ht abit (sport: umpire, judge of a game) · es árbitro (sport: umpire, judge of a game) · ru арби́тр (person who settles a dispute) · el κριτής (expert who judges a manuscript) · el διαιτητής (person who settles a dispute) · bg съдия́ (person who settles a dispute) · ru поручи́тельница (person who writes a letter of reference) · mk судијка (sport: umpire, judge of a game) · bg ре́фер (sport: umpire, judge of a game) · eo arbitraciisto (sport: umpire, judge of a game) · fr arbitre (sport: umpire, judge of a game) · sh судија (person who settles a dispute) · de Protagonist (person who writes a letter of reference) · mk су́дија (sport: umpire, judge of a game) · km អាជ្ញាកណ្ដាល (sport: umpire, judge of a game) · ko 레퍼리 (sport: umpire, judge of a game) · be рэферы́ (sport: umpire, judge of a game) · ro judecător (person who settles a dispute) · ru рецензе́нт (expert who judges a manuscript) · dsb sudnik (sport: umpire, judge of a game) · uk арбі́тр (sport: umpire, judge of a game) · uk суддя́ (sport: umpire, judge of a game) · vi trọng tài (sport: umpire, judge of a game) · fi sovittelija (person who settles a dispute) · ga measúnóir (expert who judges a manuscript) · ja 審判 (sport: umpire, judge of a game) · es referí (sport: umpire, judge of a game) · ca àrbitre (sport: umpire, judge of a game) · cy canolwr (person who settles a dispute) · nl referentie (person who writes a letter of reference) · de Schlichter (person who settles a dispute) · de Referee (sport: umpire, judge of a game) · fi tuomari (sport: umpire, judge of a game) · pl arbiter (sport: umpire, judge of a game) · it arbitro (sport: umpire, judge of a game) · fi suosittelija (person who writes a letter of reference) · ms wasit (sport: umpire, judge of a game) · eu epaile (sport: umpire, judge of a game) · sh рецѐнзентица (expert who judges a manuscript) · cmn 證明人 /证明人 (person who writes a letter of reference) · ar حَكَم (person who settles a dispute) · he שופט (sport: umpire, judge of a game) · bg рецензент (expert who judges a manuscript) · sh súdac (sport: umpire, judge of a game) · pl sędzia (sport: umpire, judge of a game) · uk рефері́ (sport: umpire, judge of a game) · bg съдия́ (sport: umpire, judge of a game) · fi arvioija (expert who judges a manuscript) · sh sȕtkinja (sport: umpire, judge of a game) · sh судија (sport: umpire, judge of a game) · pt árbitro (person who settles a dispute) · ru судья́ (sport: umpire, judge of a game) · cmn 裁判 (sport: umpire, judge of a game) · nl scheidsrechter (sport: umpire, judge of a game) · tr bilirkişi (expert who judges a manuscript) · kl dommeri (sport: umpire, judge of a game) · ru арби́тр (sport: umpire, judge of a game) · ms pengadil (sport: umpire, judge of a game) · de Ombudsfrau (person who settles a dispute) · mk ве́штак (expert who judges a manuscript) · ru ре́фери́ (sport: umpire, judge of a game) · de Empfehlungsgeber (person who writes a letter of reference) · sh sudija (sport: umpire, judge of a game) · ko 중재인 (person who settles a dispute) · fi mattotuomari (sport: umpire, judge of a game) · sh sudija (person who settles a dispute) · be арбі́тр (sport: umpire, judge of a game) · mi rewherī (person who settles a dispute) · sk rozhodca (sport: umpire, judge of a game) · ga moltóir (person who writes a letter of reference) · da dommer (sport: umpire, judge of a game) · sh recènzentica (expert who judges a manuscript) · nl arbiter (person who settles a dispute) · sh súdac (person who settles a dispute) · fr arbitre (person who settles a dispute) · bg арбитър (person who settles a dispute) · de Schiedsrichter (sport: umpire, judge of a game) · tr hakem (sport: umpire, judge of a game) · mk препора́чател (person who writes a letter of reference) · cy cyflafareddwr (person who settles a dispute) · ca àrbitre (person who settles a dispute) · sh су̏ткиња (sport: umpire, judge of a game) · nb dommer (sport: umpire, judge of a game) · ro arbitru (sport: umpire, judge of a game) · dsb sudnica (sport: umpire, judge of a game) · es réferi (sport: umpire, judge of a game) · cs rozhodčí (sport: umpire, judge of a game) · de Befürworter (person who writes a letter of reference) · cy canolwr (person who writes a letter of reference) · hu bíró (sport: umpire, judge of a game) · ga moltóir (sport: umpire, judge of a game) · de Schiedsrichterin (sport: umpire, judge of a game) · de Ombudsmann (person who settles a dispute) · mk су́дија (person who settles a dispute) · fo dómari (sport: umpire, judge of a game) · pdt Spellvemedla (sport: umpire, judge of a game) · th ผู้ตัดสิน (sport: umpire, judge of a game) · sk rozhodkyňa (sport: umpire, judge of a game) · hu spori (sport: umpire, judge of a game) · sv domare (sport: umpire, judge of a game) · grc βραβευτής (sport: umpire, judge of a game) · lb Arbitter (sport: umpire, judge of a game) · el εισηγητής (person who settles a dispute) · ja レフェリー (sport: umpire, judge of a game) · nn dommar (sport: umpire, judge of a game) · crh akem (sport: umpire, judge of a game) · es árbitro (expert who judges a manuscript) · sv referens (person who writes a letter of reference) · mi kaiwawao (sport: umpire, judge of a game) · cy dyfarnwr (sport: umpire, judge of a game) · sh sȕtkinja (person who settles a dispute) · hy մրցավար (sport: umpire, judge of a game) · pt juiz (person who settles a dispute) · ru поручи́тель (person who writes a letter of reference) · ru судья́ (person who settles a dispute) · sh су́дац (person who settles a dispute) · ro arbitru (person who settles a dispute) · be суддзя́ (sport: umpire, judge of a game) · ar حَكَم (sport: umpire, judge of a game) · sh су̏ткиња (person who settles a dispute) · de Lektor (expert who judges a manuscript) · be арбі́тар (sport: umpire, judge of a game) · fi erotuomari (sport: umpire, judge of a game) · sv skiljedomare (person who settles a dispute) · el διαιτητής (sport: umpire, judge of a game) · sh recènzent (expert who judges a manuscript) · sh рецѐнзент (expert who judges a manuscript) · ko 신원보증인 (person who writes a letter of reference) · eo decidisto (sport: umpire, judge of a game) · es referee (sport: umpire, judge of a game) · de Rezensent (expert who judges a manuscript) · ro referent (person who writes a letter of reference) · gd rèitear (sport: umpire, judge of a game) · ru ампа́йр (sport: umpire, judge of a game) · fi välimies (person who settles a dispute) · pt árbitro (sport: umpire, judge of a game) · ko 심판 (sport: umpire, judge of a game) · ko 심사원 (expert who judges a manuscript)