referee
English Thesaurus
1. (sports) the chief official (as in boxing or American football) who is expected to ensure fair play (noun.person)
| hypernym | : | official, |
| definition | : | someone who administers the rules of a game or sport (noun.person) |
| domain category | : | athletics, sport, |
| definition | : | an active diversion requiring physical exertion and competition (noun.act) |
2. an attorney appointed by a court to investigate and report on a case (noun.person)
| hypernym | : | attorney, lawyer, |
| definition | : | a professional person authorized to practice law; conducts lawsuits or gives legal advice (noun.person) |
| domain category | : | jurisprudence, law, |
| definition | : | the collection of rules imposed by authority (noun.group) |
3. someone who reads manuscripts and judges their suitability for publication (noun.person)
| hypernym | : | critic, |
| definition | : | anyone who expresses a reasoned judgment of something (noun.person) |
| hyponym | : | scanner, |
| definition | : | someone who scans verse to determine the number and prosodic value of the syllables (noun.person) |
4. evaluate professionally a colleague's work (verb.communication)
| hypernym | : | critique, review, |
| definition | : | appraise critically (verb.communication) |
5. be a referee or umpire in a sports competition (verb.competition)
| hypernym | : | judge, |
| definition | : | determine the result of (a competition) (verb.cognition) |
| domain category | : | athletics, sport, |
| definition | : | an active diversion requiring physical exertion and competition (noun.act) |
6. (sports) the chief official (as in boxing or American football) who is expected to ensure fair play (noun.person)
| derivation | : | referee, umpire, |
| definition | : | be a referee or umpire in a sports competition (verb.competition) |
| derivation | : | refer, |
| definition | : | send or direct for treatment, information, or a decision (verb.motion) |
7. someone who reads manuscripts and judges their suitability for publication (noun.person)
| derivation | : | critique, review, |
| definition | : | appraise critically (verb.communication) |
| derivation | : | peer review, referee, |
| definition | : | evaluate professionally a colleague's work (verb.communication) |
| derivation | : | refer, |
| definition | : | send or direct for treatment, information, or a decision (verb.motion) |
8. evaluate professionally a colleague's work (verb.communication)
| derivation | : | reader, referee, reviewer, |
| definition | : | someone who reads manuscripts and judges their suitability for publication (noun.person) |
9. be a referee or umpire in a sports competition (verb.competition)
| derivation | : | umpirage, |
| definition | : | mediation by an umpire (noun.communication) |
| derivation | : | ref, referee, |
| definition | : | (sports) the chief official (as in boxing or American football) who is expected to ensure fair play (noun.person) |
| derivation | : | ump, umpire, |
| definition | : | an official at a baseball game (noun.person) |
10. (sports) the chief official (as in boxing or American football) who is expected to ensure fair play (noun.person)
| derivation | : | referee, umpire, |
| definition | : | be a referee or umpire in a sports competition (verb.competition) |
| derivation | : | refer, |
| definition | : | send or direct for treatment, information, or a decision (verb.motion) |
11. someone who reads manuscripts and judges their suitability for publication (noun.person)
| derivation | : | critique, review, |
| definition | : | appraise critically (verb.communication) |
| derivation | : | peer review, referee, |
| definition | : | evaluate professionally a colleague's work (verb.communication) |
| derivation | : | refer, |
| definition | : | send or direct for treatment, information, or a decision (verb.motion) |
12. evaluate professionally a colleague's work (verb.communication)
| derivation | : | reader, referee, reviewer, |
| definition | : | someone who reads manuscripts and judges their suitability for publication (noun.person) |
13. be a referee or umpire in a sports competition (verb.competition)
| derivation | : | umpirage, |
| definition | : | mediation by an umpire (noun.communication) |
| derivation | : | ref, referee, |
| definition | : | (sports) the chief official (as in boxing or American football) who is expected to ensure fair play (noun.person) |
| derivation | : | ump, umpire, |
| definition | : | an official at a baseball game (noun.person) |
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