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referee
('r/E/f/[@]/r/i/ )

noun (n)

  • (sports) the chief official (as in boxing or American football) who is expected to ensure fair play(noun.person)
    Synonym:
    ref
    source: wordnet30
  • someone who reads manuscripts and judges their suitability for publication(noun.person)
    Synonym:
    reader, reviewer
    source: wordnet30
  • an attorney appointed by a court to investigate and report on a case(noun.person)
    source: wordnet30
  • 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.(noun)
    source: webster1913

verb (v)

  • be a referee or umpire in a sports competition(verb.competition)
    Synonym:
    umpire
    source: wordnet30
  • evaluate professionally a colleague's work(verb.communication)
    Synonym:
    peer review
    source: wordnet30
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