'Referee' definitions:
Definition of 'referee'
(from WordNet)
noun
(sports) the chief official (as in boxing or American football) who is expected to ensure fair play [syn: referee, ref]
noun
Someone who reads manuscripts and judges their suitability for publication [syn: reviewer, referee, reader]
noun
An attorney appointed by a court to investigate and report on a case
verb
Be a referee or umpire in a sports competition [syn: referee, umpire]
verb
Evaluate professionally a colleague's work [syn: referee, peer review]
Definition of 'Referee'
From: GCIDE
- Referee \Ref`er*ee"\ (-?), n. 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. [1913 Webster]
- Syn: Judge; arbitrator; umpire. See Judge. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'referee'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- act between,
- adjudge,
- adjudicate,
- arbiter,
- arbitrate,
- arbitrator,
- bargain,
- bencher,
- critic,
- go between,
- hear,
- his honor,
- his lordship,
- his worship,
- hold court,
- hold the scales,
- impartial arbitrator,
- indicator,
- intercede,
- intermediate,
- interpose,
- intervene,
- JP,
- judge,
- judger,
- Justice,
- justice,
- magistrate,
- make terms,
- mediate,
- meet halfway,
- moderate,
- moderator,
- negotiate,
- officiate,
- represent,
- sit in judgment,
- step in,
- third party,
- treat with,
- try,
- umpire,
- unbiased observer