Referee and Reviewer

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Referee noun - Someone who reads manuscripts and judges their suitability for publication.

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Reviewer is a synonym for referee. In some cases you can use "Reviewer" instead a noun "Referee". popular alternative

Reviewer noun - A person who makes or expresses a judgment on the quality of offerings in some field of endeavor.

Usage example: many reviewers were unhappy with the movie's cryptic ending

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Referee is a synonym for reviewer. You can use "Referee" instead a noun "Reviewer". popular alternative

Nearby Words: review, reviewed, reviewing

good	good referee	good reviewer
female	female referee	female reviewer
poor	poor referee	poor reviewer
main	main referee	main reviewer
Other adjectives: new, former, blind, said.

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