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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