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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024ref•er•ee /ˌrɛfəˈri/USA pronunciation n., pl. -ees, v., -eed, -ee•ing. n. [countable] - a person to whom an issue or problem is sent for a decision or settlement;
an arbitrator. - Games, Sport(in certain games and sports) a judge having functions fixed by the rules of the game or sport;
umpire. - an authority who evaluates proposals for funding, scholarly papers for publication, etc.
- Lawa person selected by a court to take testimony and recommend a decision:The referee listened to the motorist's explanation and gave him a lower fine.
v. - to act as a referee for (a game, contest, proposal, etc.): [~ + object]to referee games.[no object]to referee fairly.
See -fer-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024ref•er•ee (ref′ə rē′),USA pronunciation n., v., -eed, -ee•ing. n. - one to whom something is referred, esp. for decision or settlement;
arbitrator. - Games, Sport(in certain games and sports) a judge having functions fixed by the rules of the game or sport;
umpire. - an authority who evaluates scientific, technical, or scholarly papers, grant proposals, or the like for the publication or funding institution to which they have been submitted.
- Lawa person selected by a court to take testimony in a case and return it to the court with recommendations as to the decision.
v.t. - to preside over as referee;
act as referee in. v.i. - to act as referee.
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged arbiter. See judge.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: referee /ˌrɛfəˈriː/ n - a person to whom reference is made, esp for an opinion, information, or a decision
- the umpire or judge in any of various sports, esp football and boxing, responsible for ensuring fair play according to the rules
- a person who is willing to testify to the character or capabilities of someone
- See Official Referee
vb ( -ees, -eeing, -eed)- to act as a referee (in); preside (over)
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