De scheidsrechter
Example: De scheidsrechter fluit voor het begin van de wedstrijd.
Definition
"De scheidsrechter" refers to the referee, the official responsible for enforcing the rules and maintaining order during a sports game or match. The referee signals the start, pauses, and end of the game and makes decisions on rule violations to ensure fair play.
Etymology
The term "de scheidsrechter" comes from Dutch, where 'scheids' means 'to separate or divide,' and 'rechter' means 'judge.' Together, it literally means 'the separating judge,' highlighting the referee's role in making impartial decisions to separate right from wrong during a match.
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"De scheidsrechter" appears in the Vocaplus list "Dutch - General - (A1) - set 2", containing 103 commonly used words.
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