video referee

noun

An off-field match official who makes game decisions based on watching instant replays.

Meanings

nounvideo referee (plural video referees)

plural video referees

  1. hobbiesAn off-field match official who makes game decisions based on watching instant replays.

    Ireland got their second try not long before half-time with O'Leary, an injury doubt all week with a stiff back, just about getting over for a try which was confirmed by the video referee.

    2011 February 13, Lyle Jackson, “Ireland 22-25 France”, in BBC

Translations

Finnish videoerotuomari
  • videoerotuomaritype of off-field match official
Cite this entry
APA

video referee. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/video%20referee

MLA

“video referee.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/video%20referee. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “video referee,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/video%20referee.

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