see|Referee
English

Etymology
refer + -ee, that is, the person whom something is referred to

Pronunciation
(US) IPA|/�r�f��ri�/
audio|en-us-referee.ogg|Audio (US)

Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-i�|-i�

Noun
en-noun

1. sport An umpire or judge; the official who makes sure the rules are followed during a game

#*:'The referee kicked Jim out of the game for fighting.'

1. A person who settles a dispute
2. A person who writes a letter of reference for someone

#*:'Your application, along with letters from three referees, should be received by January 31.'

1. An expert who judges the manuscript of an article or book to decide if it should be published

Related terms
ref
umpire

Translations
trans-top|sport: umpire, judge, the supervisor of a game
Bosnian: sudija#Bosnian|sudija m
Bulgarian: ��ди� m
Czech: rozhod�í m
Dutch: scheidsrechter
Finnish: erotuomari
French: arbitre m
German: Schiedsrichter m
Greek: διαι�η�ή� m
Italian: arbitro m
trans-mid
Korean: �� (審�, simpan)
Macedonian: ��ди�а#Macedonian|��ди�а m
Portuguese: árbitro m, juiz m
Serbian:
:Cyrillic: ��ди�а#Serbian|��ди�а m
:Roman: sudija#Serbian|sudija m
Spanish: árbitro
Swedish: domare c
Turkish: hakem
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trans-top|person who settles a dispute
Bosnian: sudija#Bosnian|sudija m
Bulgarian: ��ди� m
Dutch: arbiter
Finnish: välimies, sovittelija
French: arbitre m
German: Schlichter m (general); Schiedsmann m (in jurisdiction); Ombudsmann m, Ombudsfrau f (where formalized using this term); more specialized terms exist in various contexts, and usually need to be used, if they exist.
trans-mid
Korean: ��� (仲�人, jungjaein)
Macedonian: ��ди�а#Macedonian|��ди�а m
Portuguese: árbitro m, juiz m
Serbian:
:Cyrillic: ��ди�а#Serbian|��ди�а m
:Roman: sudija#Serbian|sudija m
Swedish: skiljedomare c
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trans-top|person who writes a letter of reference
Finnish: suosittelija
German: Empfehlungsgeber m, Befürworter m, Protagonist m (if deemed supportive); ? (if neutral or otherwise)
trans-mid
Korean: ��보�� (身���人, sinwonbojeung-in)
Swedish: referens c
trans-bottom

trans-top|expert who judges a manuscript
German: Rezensent m, Lektor m
trans-mid
Korean: ��� (審��, simsawon)
Turkish: bilirki�i
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Translations to be checked
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ttbc|Polish: s�dzia
ttbc|Slovak: rozhodca

Verb
en-verb|referee|d

1. To act as a referee.

#*'He has to referee three hockey games this weekend.'
#*'She has to finish refereeing an article for Nature.'

Translations
trans-top|to act as a referee
Finnish: tuomita, toimia tuomarina
trans-mid
Swedish: döma
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Translations to be checked
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ttbc|German: leiten; pfeifen; richten; schiedsrichten
ttbc|German: schlichten; betreuen (broad term)
ttbc|German: empfehlen, befürworten (if deemed supportive); ? (if neutral or otherwise)
ttbc|German: beurteilen, rezensieren, lektorieren

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