FOOTBALL OFFICIAL

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

An official who enforces the rules at a football game

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("football official" is a kind of...):

official (someone who administers the rules of a game or sport)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "football official"):

back judge; field judge (a football official)

head linesman (a football official in charge of recording yardage gained or lost)

line judge (football official who assists the referee by keeping track of the official time during the game)

side judge (a football official)