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Referee vs Linesman - What's the difference?

referee | linesman |

As nouns the difference between referee and linesman

is that referee is an umpire or judge; the official who makes sure the rules are followed during a game while linesman is an assistant referee.

As a verb referee

is to act as a referee.

referee

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (sports) An umpire or judge; the official who makes sure the rules are followed during a game
    • 'The referee kicked Jim out of the game for fighting.'
  • A person who settles a dispute
  • A person who writes a letter of reference or provides a reference by phone call for someone
    • Your application, along with letters from three referees , should be received by January 31.
  • An expert who judges the manuscript of an article or book to decide if it should be published

    • Usage notes

    * In general, a referee moves around with the game, while an umpire stays (approximately) in one place.

    Related terms

    * ref * umpire

    Verb

    (d)
  • To act as a referee.
  • * 'He has to referee three hockey games this weekend.'
  • * 'She has to finish refereeing an article for Nature .'

    • linesman

    English

    Noun

    (linesmen)
  • (football, dated) An assistant referee.
  • (tennis, dated) A male line judge.
  • (ice hockey) An official whose primary task is to watch the blue line and determine when there has been an offside.
  • (American football) An official whose primary task is to determine whether there has been a line of scrimmage violation.
  • A person employed to work on electrical lines; a lineman.

    • Usage notes

    * In soccer and tennis the term linesman is considered dated because not all assistant referees and line judges are male.

    See also

    * lineman

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