referee
See also: référée
English
Etymology
From Middle English [Term?], from past participle of Old French referer (“to relate, to refer”), from Latin referre (“to carry back, to report, to notify”); as if refer + -ee, that is, the person to whom something is referred for consideration.
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /ˌɹɛf.əˈɹiː/
- (US) IPA(key): /ˌɹɛfəˈɹiː/
Audio (US) (file) - Rhymes: -iː
Noun
referee (plural referees)
- (sports) An umpire or judge; an official who makes sure the rules are followed during a game.
- The referee kicked Jim out of the game for fighting.
- A person who settles a dispute.
- (UK) A person who writes a letter of reference or provides a reference by phone call for someone. US English: reference.
- Your application, along with letters from three referees, should be received by January 31.
- An expert who judges the manuscript of an article or book to decide if it should be published.
Usage notes
- In general, and as a usage guideline, a referee moves around with the game, while an umpire stays (approximately) in one place.
Related terms
- ref
Translations
sport: umpire, judge of a game
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person who settles a dispute
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person who writes a letter of reference
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expert who judges a manuscript
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Verb
referee (third-person singular simple present referees, present participle refereeing, simple past and past participle refereed)
- To act as a referee.
- He has to referee three hockey games this weekend.
- She has to finish refereeing an article for Nature.
Translations
to act as a judge of a game or contest
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to settle a dispute
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to write a letter of reference
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to judge a manuscript
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Finnish
Etymology
From English referee.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈrefereː/, [ˈre̞fe̞re̞ː]
- IPA(key): /ˈreferiː/, [ˈre̞fe̞riː]
- Rhymes: -efereː
- Syllabification(key): re‧fe‧ree
Noun
referee
- referee (expert who judges the manuscript of an article or book to decide if it should be published)
- Synonym: arvioija
Declension
Inflection of referee (Kotus type 20/filee, no gradation) | |||
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nominative | referee | refereet | |
genitive | refereen | refereiden refereitten | |
partitive | refereetä | refereitä | |
illative | refereehen refereeseen | refereihin refereisiin | |
singular | plural | ||
nominative | referee | refereet | |
accusative | nom. | referee | refereet |
gen. | refereen | ||
genitive | refereen | refereiden refereitten | |
partitive | refereetä | refereitä | |
inessive | refereessä | refereissä | |
elative | refereestä | refereistä | |
illative | refereehen refereeseen | refereihin refereisiin | |
adessive | refereellä | refereillä | |
ablative | refereeltä | refereiltä | |
allative | refereelle | refereille | |
essive | refereenä | refereinä | |
translative | refereeksi | refereiksi | |
instructive | — | referein | |
abessive | refereettä | refereittä | |
comitative | — | refereineen |
Possessive forms of referee (type filee) | ||
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possessor | singular | plural |
1st person | refereeni | refereemme |
2nd person | refereesi | refereenne |
3rd person | refereensä |
Spanish
Noun
referee m or f (plural referees)
- referee