Synonyms for referee
| Grammar : Noun, verb |
| Spell : ref-uh-ree |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˌrɛf əˈri |
Définition of referee
Origin :- 1620s, "person who examines patent applications" (see refer). Sporting use recorded by 1820 (specifically of baseball from 1856).
- noun person who mediates, judges
- verb judge, mediate
- I found him dejectedly studying an ancient copy of the "Referee."
- Extract from : « Ruggles of Red Gap » by Harry Leon Wilson
- When forty love had been scored against me I appealed to the referee.
- Extract from : « Punch or the London Charivari, Vol. 147, July 8, 1914 » by Various
- If the boat is upset the referee's canoe helps them to right.
- Extract from : « Boy Scouts Handbook » by Boy Scouts of America
- It was like the tap of the bell for a twenty-round go with the referee missin'.
- Extract from : « Shorty McCabe » by Sewell Ford
- It's been put up to me to keep time an' referee this mix-up, and I don't want no help.
- Extract from : « Shorty McCabe » by Sewell Ford
- Being the only non-partisan in the crowd, I was asked to referee.
- Extract from : « The Ontario High School Reader » by A.E. Marty
- In that case, under the new rules, I should referee the matter.
- Extract from : « The Lure of the Mask » by Harold MacGrath
- Fred Linden was to play the part of referee, and decide which was the better man.
- Extract from : « The Hunters of the Ozark » by Edward S. Ellis
- It seemed clear that a referee ought to know the rules of the game.
- Extract from : « The Grammar School Boys of Gridley » by H. Irving Hancock
- When we lose our peace, God's referee in our hearts has blown his whistle!
- Extract from : « The Calvary Road » by Roy Hession
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