assistant refereenoun [ C ]
uk/əˌsɪs.tənt ref.əˈriː//əˌsɪs.tənt ref.əˈriː/in football, one of the two officials who help the referee to make decisions during a game:
The assistant referee raised his flag for offside.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Refereeing & judging in sport
- adjudicate
- adjudicator
- booking
- caution
- fair play
- fourth official
- judge
- jury
- linesman
- ref
- referee
- score
- scorekeeper
- scorer
- sending off
- umpire
- video technology