See Referee

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˌɹɛf.əˈɹiː/,
• IPA: /ˌrɛfəˈriː/
• An audio transcript can be found at en-us-referee.ogg

Noun

1. An umpire or judge; the official who makes sure the rules are followed during a game
2. *: 'The referee kicked Jim out of the game for fighting.'
3. A person who settles a dispute
4. A person who writes a letter of reference for someone
5. *: 'Your application, along with letters from three referees, should be received by January 31.'
6. An expert who judges the manuscript of an article or book to decide if it should be published

Related terms

• ref
• umpire

Translations

• Bosnian: sudija#Bosnian|sudija
• Bulgarian: съдия
• Czech: rozhodčí
• Dutch: scheidsrechter
• Finnish: erotuomari
• French: arbitre
• German: Schiedsrichter
• Greek: διαιτητής
• Italian: arbitro

• Korean: 심판 (審判, simpan)
• Macedonian: судија#Macedonian|судија
• Portuguese: árbitro , juiz
• Serbian:
• : Cyrillic: судија#Serbian|судија
• : Roman: sudija#Serbian|sudija
• Spanish: árbitro
• Swedish: domare
• Turkish: hakem

• Bosnian: sudija#Bosnian|sudija
• Bulgarian: съдия
• Dutch: arbiter
• Finnish: välimies, sovittelija
• French: arbitre
• German: Schlichter (general); Schiedsmann (in jurisdiction); Ombudsmann , Ombudsfrau (where formalized using this term); more specialized terms exist in various contexts, and usually need to be used, if they exist.

• Korean: 중재인 (仲裁人, jungjaein)
• Macedonian: судија#Macedonian|судија
• Portuguese: árbitro , juiz
• Serbian:
• : Cyrillic: судија#Serbian|судија
• : Roman: sudija#Serbian|sudija
• Swedish: skiljedomare

• Finnish: suosittelija
• German: Empfehlungsgeber , Befürworter , Protagonist (if deemed supportive); ? (if neutral or otherwise)

• Korean: 신원보증인 (身元保證人, sinwonbojeung-in)
• Swedish: referens

• German: Rezensent , Lektor
• Korean: 심사원 (審査員, simsawon)

• Turkish: bilirkişi

Translations to be checked

• : sędzia
• : rozhodca

Verb

1. To act as a referee.
2. * 'He has to referee three hockey games this weekend.'
3. * 'She has to finish refereeing an article for Nature.'

Translations

• Finnish: tuomita, toimia tuomarina

• Swedish: döma

Translations to be checked

• : leiten; pfeifen; richten; schiedsrichten
• : schlichten; betreuen (broad term)
• : empfehlen, befürworten (if deemed supportive); ? (if neutral or otherwise)
• : beurteilen, rezensieren, lektorieren

Category:Occupations Category:Sports

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