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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

REFEREE', n. One to whom a thing is referred; particularly, a person appointed by a court to hear, examine and decide a cause between parties, pending before the court, and make report to the court. In New England, a referee differs from a arbitrator, in being appointed by the court to decide in a cause which is depending before that court. An arbitrator is chosen by parties to decide a cause between them.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: (sports) the chief official (as in boxing or American football) who is expected to ensure fair play [syn: referee, ref]
2: someone who reads manuscripts and judges their suitability for publication [syn: reviewer, referee, reader]
3: an attorney appointed by a court to investigate and report on a case v
1: be a referee or umpire in a sports competition [syn: referee, umpire]
2: evaluate professionally a colleague's work [syn: referee, peer review]

Merriam Webster's

I. noun Date: 1621 1. one to whom a thing is referred: as a. a person to whom a legal matter is referred for investigation and report or for settlement b. a person who reviews a paper and especially a technical paper and recommends that it should or should not be published c. chiefly British reference 4a 2. a sports official usually having final authority in administering a game II. verb (-eed; -eeing) Date: 1889 transitive verb 1. to conduct (as a match or game) as referee 2. a. to arbitrate (as a legal matter) as a judge or third party b. to review (as a technical paper) before publication intransitive verb to act as a referee

Oxford Reference Dictionary

n. & v. --n. 1 an umpire esp. in football or boxing. 2 a person whose opinion or judgement is sought in some connection, or who is referred to for a decision in a dispute etc. 3 a person willing to testify to the character of an applicant for employment etc. --v. (referees, refereed) 1 intr. act as referee. 2 tr. be the referee of (a game etc.).

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Referee Ref`er*ee" (-?), n. One to whom a thing is referred; a person to whom a matter in dispute has been referred, in order that he may settle it. Syn: Judge; arbitrator; umpire. See Judge.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(referees, refereeing, refereed) 1. The referee is the official who controls a sports event such as a football game or a boxing match. N-COUNT 2. When someone referees a sports event or contest, they act as referee. Vautrot has refereed in two World Cups. VERB: V 3. A referee is a person who gives you a reference, for example when you are applying for a job. (mainly BRIT; in AM, use reference) N-COUNT

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

n. Arbitrator, arbiter, judge, umpire.

Moby Thesaurus

JP, Justice, act between, adjudge, adjudicate, arbiter, arbitrate, arbitrator, bargain, bencher, critic, go between, hear, his honor, his lordship, his worship, hold court, hold the scales, impartial arbitrator, indicator, intercede, intermediate, interpose, intervene, judge, judger, justice, magistrate, make terms, mediate, meet halfway, moderate, moderator, negotiate, officiate, represent, sit in judgment, step in, third party, treat with, try, umpire, unbiased observer