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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

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

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
referees Number=Plur lexicographic

Deriveds

ref · referee assistant · video assistant referee · assistant referee · refereeship · match referee · video referee

Descendants

Referee

Relateds

referrer · referral

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)

referee en · VERB

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

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

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
referees Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
refereeing Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
refereed Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
refereed Tense=Past lexicographic

Translations (30)

fi tuomaroida (to act as a judge of a game or contest) · sv döma (to act as a judge of a game or contest) · fi arvioida (to act as a judge of a game or contest) · ro arbitra (to act as a judge of a game or contest) · ko 심판을 보다 (to act as a judge of a game or contest) · pt arbitrar (to act as a judge of a game or contest) · fi sovitella (to act as a judge of a game or contest) · da dømme (to act as a judge of a game or contest) · grc βραβεύω (to act as a judge of a game or contest) · es arbitrar (to act as a judge of a game or contest) · fi toimia tuomarina (to act as a judge of a game or contest) · bg реферирам (to act as a judge of a game or contest) · de befürworten (to write a letter of reference) · bg рецензирам (to act as a judge of a game or contest) · de lektorieren (to judge a manuscript) · mk су́ди (to act as a judge of a game or contest) · fr arbitrer (to act as a judge of a game or contest) · pl sędziować (to act as a judge of a game or contest) · mi rewherī (to act as a judge of a game or contest) · de entscheiden (to settle a dispute) · it arbitrare (to act as a judge of a game or contest) · fi suositella (to act as a judge of a game or contest) · de pfeifen (to act as a judge of a game or contest) · de beurteilen (to judge a manuscript) · fi tuomita (to act as a judge of a game or contest) · de schiedsrichtern (to act as a judge of a game or contest) · de beurteilen (to write a letter of reference) · de schlichten (to settle a dispute) · de empfehlen (to write a letter of reference) · eo arbitracii (to act as a judge of a game or contest)