referee

Speech parts

1. referee - Noun

2. referee - Verb

Meaning

One to whom a thing is referred; a person to whom a matter in dispute has been referred, in order that he may settle it.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

umpire magistrate official rule judge judiciary arbitrage peacemaker judicature peer review appraiser decide reader intervene mediator

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Antonyms

attack battle fight combat engage encounter

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Hypernyms

official judge critic human individual person

Hyponyms

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Phrases with the word

referee's assistant ex-referee to be a referee at the match former referee

Examples

Having one child makes you a parent; having two, you are a referee. David Frost

The referee is going to be the most important person in the ring tonight besides the fighters. George Foreman

Life is a game with many rules but no referee. One learns how to play it more by watching it than by consulting any book, including the holy book. Small wonder, then, that so many play dirty, that so few win, that so many lose. Joseph Brodsky

You can't direct a Laughton picture. The best you can hope for is to referee. Alfred Hitchcock

There's nothing better than a good, blind referee. Bobby Heenan

The objective of a referee is not to get mentioned. I tell a lot of young referees that not being mentioned is king. If you can achieve that, that then it has been a pretty good game. Alan Lewis

Close letter words and terms

refer someone to the reply given in Arkell v Pressdram refer to referable referee assistant referee's assistant refereed