noun

1. a person to whom something is referred for decision
2. an official who enforces the rules in certain sports contests; specif., the chief official in a football game
3. Law a person appointed by a court to study, take testimony in, judge, and report on, a matter
4. an academic authority who examines and evaluates an article, book, etc. with regard to its fitness for publication
5. Brit. a person, esp. one with good credentials, given as a reference in seeking employment

transitive verb, intransitive verb refereed -·eed′, refereeing -·ee′·ing