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referee

noun
/ˌɹɛf.əˈɹiː/UK/ˌɹɛfəˈɹiː/US/ˈrɛf(ə)ri/

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.

  1. derived from refero
  2. derived from referer

Definitions

  1. An umpire or judge

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

    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. ›+ 2 more definitions

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

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

    2. To act as a referee.

      • He has to referee three hockey games this weekend.
      • She has to finish refereeing an article for Nature.

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Derived

assistant referee, match referee, ref, referee assistant, refereeship, video assistant referee, video referee

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at referee. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

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A definitional loop anchored at referee. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

9 hops · closes at referee

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA