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Definition of assistant referee noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

assistant referee

noun

/əˌsɪstənt refəˈriː/

/əˌsɪstənt refəˈriː/

(also referee’s assistant

/ˌrefəriːz əˈsɪstənt/

/ˌrefəriːz əˈsɪstənt/

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(in football (soccer)) the official name for a linesman (= an official who helps the referee, for example in deciding whether or where a ball has passed outside the field of play) see also video assistant refereeTopics Sports: ball and racket sportsb2

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