referee
/ˌɹɛf.əˈɹi/noun, verb3 syllables
Referee means: someone who reads manuscripts and judges their suitability for publication.
Synonyms for referee5
noun, as in someone who reads manuscripts and judges their suitability for publication
noun, as in (sports) the chief official (as in boxing or American football) who is expected to ensure fair play
verb, as in be a referee or umpire in a sports competition
verb, as in evaluate professionally a colleague's work
What does referee mean?5
noun
someone who reads manuscripts and judges their suitability for publication
(sports) the chief official (as in boxing or American football) who is expected to ensure fair play
an attorney appointed by a court to investigate and report on a case
verb
be a referee or umpire in a sports competition
evaluate professionally a colleague's work
Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
What rhymes with referee?60
three syllables
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Referee in a sentence
- The less said about today's referee, the better.sundown
- The referee in that match was not just incompetent, he was biased.carlosalberto
- If you touch the ball with your hands, the referee will call a foul.Nylez
- With the ill will of these referees, my team can never win a match.carlosalberto
- The referee made himself equally unpopular with the fans of both teams.sundown
- The referee blew his whistle to end the match.CM
- The referee must be fair to both teams.sundown
- He's an odd man; so we'll have him referee.unknown
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Forms of referee
as a noun
- plural
- referees
as a verb
- past tense
- refereed
- present participle
- refereeing
- third-person singular
- referees
- past participle
- refereed