Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Referee"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
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.
Syn: Judge; arbitrator; umpire. See {Judge}.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
referee
n 1: (sports) the chief official (as in boxing or American
football) who is expected to ensure fair play [syn: {ref}]
2: someone who reads manuscripts and judges their suitability
for publication [syn: {reviewer}, {reader}]
v 1: be a referee or umpire [syn: {umpire}]
2: evaluate professionally a colleague's work [syn: {peer
review}]
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