referee vs reader
reader vs refereereferee and reader both are nouns.
referee is a verb but reader is not a verb.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| referee | Yes | No | Yes | No |
| reader | Yes | No | No | No |
As nouns,
referee and reader
are synonyms defined as:
- referee and reader: someone who reads manuscripts and judges their suitability for publication
Other synonyms of referee include
reviewer.
| referee (noun) | reader (noun) |
|---|---|
| (sports) the chief official (as in boxing or American football) who is expected to ensure fair play | one of a series of texts for students learning to read |
| someone who reads manuscripts and judges their suitability for publication | a person who enjoys reading |
| an attorney appointed by a court to investigate and report on a case | a public lecturer at certain universities |
| someone who contracts to receive and pay for a service or a certain number of issues of a publication | |
| a person who can read; a literate person | |
| someone who reads proof in order to find errors and mark corrections | |
| someone who reads manuscripts and judges their suitability for publication | |
| someone who reads the lessons in a church service; someone ordained in a minor order of the Roman Catholic Church |
| referee (verb) | reader (verb) |
|---|---|
| evaluate professionally a colleague's work | |
| be a referee or umpire in a sports competition |
Words related to "referee"
Words related to "reader"
- Holy Order
- McGuffey Eclectic Readers
- Order
- bookman
- bookworm
- clergyman
- client
- critic
- customer
- decipherer
- educator
- lector
- lecturer
- literate
- literate person
- man of the cloth
- map-reader
- pedagog
- pedagogue
- pressman
- printer
- proofreader
- read
- readership
- referee
- reverend
- reviewer
- scanner
- scholar
- scholarly person
- school text
- schoolbook
- skimmer
- subscriber
- text
- text edition
- textbook
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