referee

Word family

ref·er·ee1 /ˌrefəˈriː/ noun [countableC]

1. DSsomeone who makes sure that the rules of a sport such as football, basketball, or boxing, are followed 〔体育比赛的〕裁判（员） → umpire →4 See picture of 见图 UMPIRE 1 →5 see picture at 见图 basketball, football, umpire

2 British EnglishBrEBE someone who provides information about you when you are trying to get a job 〔找工作时的〕证明人，介绍人，推荐人

His headmaster agreed to act as his referee.

他的校长同意做他的推荐人。

3. SOLVE/DEAL WITH A PROBLEMsomeone who is asked to settle a disagreement 仲裁员，公断者，调解人

4. someone who judges an article or research idea before it is published or money is provided for it 〔刊登前鉴定文章的〕审阅人；〔拨款前鉴定研究计划的〕鉴定专家

n THESAURUS

referee someone who makes sure that the rules of a sport are obeyed in soccer, American football, rugby, ice hockey, basketball, boxing, or wrestling

a football referee

The referee blew his whistle to stop the game.

umpire someone who makes sure that the rules are obeyed in baseball, cricket, tennis, or hockey

He was given several warnings by the umpire.

a tennis umpire

judge someone who decides the result of a competition or sporting contest

There will be only one winner and the judges’ decision is final.

A panel of judges will evaluate the dancers' performance.

arbitrator someone who officially decides how an argument between two opposing sides should be settled

They insisted that an independent arbitrator must settle the dispute.

Examples from the Corpus

referee• A referee can be called in for some disputes between neighbors.• Here players and referees make rare mistakes alike.• a juvenile court referee• But an eagle eyed referee may have sabotaged their cup run ... because the pitch was five yards too narrow.• At least two top linesmen and one referee may quit after this season.• Articles submitted to the journal are read by several referees.• Fifteen seconds earlier he had been knocked down and lay on the canvas as the referee counted just short of a knockout.• In April 1990 an all-out battle between Bègles and Montferrand raged on for a while before the referee could stop the slaughter.• He was overruled by the referee.• One of the players was sent off for arguing with the referee.• The referee then went off the field to consult an officer at the touchline who waved us off the pitch.• The referee should never have allowed the first goal.