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Noun: assistant referee
  1. Official (in tennis, soccer, football, etc.) who assists the referee in some way (especially by watching for out of bounds or offside)
    "The assistant referee raised his flag to indicate an offside position";
    - lines umpire

Derived forms: assistant referees

Type of: official

Encyclopedia: Assistant referee