referee

CEFRB1

/ˌɹɛf.əˈɹiː/

noun

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    An official who makes sure players follow rules in a sport.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    A person who settles a dispute.

Examples

  • A fussy referee can ruin a bout.

  • He was sent off for arguing with the referee.

At a glance

Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. An umpire or judge; an official who makes sure the rules are followed during a game.

  2. An expert who judges the manuscript of an article or book to decide if it should be published.

  3. A person who writes a letter of reference or provides a reference by phone call for someone. (In the UK such a person is sometimes, and in the US the person is typically, referred to as a reference.)

More examples

In context

  • The captain appealed to the referee against the decision.

  • He has to referee three hockey games this weekend.

  • The referee kicked Jim out of the game for fighting.

Quick test

Two questions on this entry. Nothing is scored.

Question 1 · Quick check

In the soccer match, the blank blew his whistle to stop the game for a foul.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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Origin

noun

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.