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assistant referees

assistant referees is the plural of assistant referee.

Meaning of assistant 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

Questions about assistant referees

What is assistant referees the plural of?
Assistant referees is the plural of assistant referee.

Words near assistant referees in the dictionary

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  4. assistant professors
  5. assistant referee
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