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assistant referee

assistant referee noun: one of the two officials at an association football match, previously known as linesmen, who assist the referee.

Noun

assistant referee (plural assistant referees)

  1. (UK) One of the two officials at an association football match, previously known as linesmen, who assist the referee.
    • Maccabi's Yoan Ziv also saw red in the second half for kicking a boot at the assistant referee.2011 October 20, Michael da Silva, “Stoke 3 - 0 Macc Tel-Aviv”, in BBC Sport

Forms of assistant referee

pluralassistant referees

Questions about assistant referee

What does assistant referee mean?
Assistant referee means one of the two officials at an association football match, previously known as linesmen, who assist the referee.
What part of speech is assistant referee?
Assistant referee is a noun.
What is the plural of assistant referee?
The plural of assistant referee is assistant referees.

Words near assistant referee in the dictionary

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  3. assistant manager
  4. assistant professor
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  6. assistant referee
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  8. assistant stage manager
  9. assistant stage managers
  10. assistant-manage
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