1. (noun)referee, ref (sports) the chief official (as in boxing or American football) who is expected to ensure fair play Synonyms: ref, reviewer, reader, referee
2. (noun)reviewer, referee, reader someone who reads manuscripts and judges their suitability for publication Synonyms: ref, commentator, subscriber, proofreader, lecturer, referee, reader, reviewer, lector
3. (verb)referee an attorney appointed by a court to investigate and report on a case Synonyms: ref, reviewer, reader
4. (verb)referee, umpire be a referee or umpire in a sports competition Synonyms: peer review, umpire, referee
5. (verb)referee, peer review evaluate professionally a colleague's work Synonyms: peer review, umpire, referee
Synonyms, Thesaurus & Antonyms of 'referee'
English Synonyms and Antonyms
1. referee A judge, in the legal sense, is a judicial officer appointed or elected to preside in courts of law, and to decide legal questions duly brought before him; the name is sometimes given to other lega Synonyms: judge, arbiter, arbitrator, justice, referee, umpire
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