Definitions for referee

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referee ref·er·ee

Spelling: [ref-uh-ree]

IPA: /ˌrɛf əˈri/

Referee is a 7 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 10 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 10 points.

You can make 27 anagrams from letters in referee (eeeefrr).

Definitions for referee

noun

1. one to whom something is referred, especially for decision or settlement; arbitrator.
2. (in certain games and sports) a judge having functions fixed by the rules of the game or sport; umpire.
3. an authority who evaluates scientific, technical, or scholarly papers, grant proposals, or the like for the publication or funding institution to which they have been submitted.
4. Law. a person selected by a court to take testimony in a case and return it to the court with recommendations as to the decision.

verb (used with object)

1. to preside over as referee; act as referee in.

verb (used without object)

1. to act as referee.

Origin of referee

First recorded in 1605-15; refer + -ee

Examples for referee

I found him dejectedly studying an ancient copy of the "referee."

It's been put up to me to keep time an' referee this mix-up, and I don't want no help.

When forty love had been scored against me I appealed to the referee.

In the absence of any over-arching rebel military leadership, there is no one to referee disputes before they get out of hand.

An inquiry headed by the Police Ombudsman, a sort of referee figure, came down against the informer allegation.

If the boat is upset the referee's canoe helps them to right.

The chants grew so loud that the referee wanted to stop the game.

During the heated contest versus Big Piney, Kane tells us that even the referee told him, “You guys are nothing but filthy slobs.”

It was like the tap of the bell for a twenty-round go with the referee missin'.

I remember my coach standing up to a referee and another coach who challenged my right to play.