referees
Sayref-uh-REEZUS/ˌɹɛfəˈɹiːz/UK/ˌɹɛf.əˈɹiːz/
- 1Plural of referee.
The league assigns three referees to every championship match.
Both referees agreed that the goal should not count.
Note
A plain -s plural that covers every kind of referee: officials on a pitch, people who settle disputes, experts who judge a manuscript before publication, and, in British usage, people who vouch for a job applicant, where American English says references. The same spelling also serves the verb, as in she referees on Saturdays, so the grammar of the sentence shows which one is meant.
referees is a form of referee
referee, noun: An official, similar to an umpire or judge, who makes sure the rules are followed during a game. Full entry
- Forms
- refereereferees plural
- Spelling
- referee → referees: add -s
- Sound
- The ending sounds like /z/.
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