Coach and Referee

Coach

Coach noun - A person who trains performers or athletes.

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Referee and coach are semantically related in activity topic. In some cases you can use "Referee" instead the word "Coach" as a noun or a verb.

Nearby Words: coached, coaching, coachhouse

Referee noun - A person who impartially decides or resolves a dispute or controversy.

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Coach and referee are semantically related in activity topic. Sometimes you can use "Coach" instead the word "Referee" as a noun or a verb.

good	good coach	good referee
female	female coach	female referee
current	current coach	current referee
original	original coach	original referee
Other adjectives: evil, personal, new, former, racist, competent, controversial, said, sadistic.

coach game

referee game

The last panel shows the coach asking the referee for a time out due to a medical emergency.

Source: Comic Strip / FoxTrot
Save the Villain: After he knocked out Milo Savage with a choke, Gene and his judo coach were the only guys in the building who knew what to do, and had to do kuatsu or reanimation on the poor guy because the ring referee (a boxing referee, evidently) was clueless.

Source: Wrestling / Gene LeBell
In 2008, referee Ed Hochuli admitted to missing a call to the San Diego Chargers coach, which ended up costing the Chargers the game.

Source: Funny Aneurysm Moment / Other

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