referee

Nouns

  • (n) (sports) the chief official (as in boxing or American football) who is expected to ensure fair play ref,
  • (n) someone who reads manuscripts and judges their suitability for publication reviewer, reader,
  • (n) an attorney appointed by a court to investigate and report on a case

Verbs

  • (v) be a referee or umpire in a sports competition umpire,
  • (v) evaluate professionally a colleague's work peer review,

Synonyms

ref umpire peer review reviewer reader

Words of close approximity

refereeing