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Kampfrichter

judge / official (in athletics, gymnastics, boxing)

noun KAMPF-rikh-ter Rare
Arts & Culture Sports

Also means

competition judge

Usage Note

Kampfrichter is used in athletics, gymnastics, martial arts, and weightlifting for an official who judges performance or enforces rules, distinguished from a football Schiedsrichter (referee). The feminine form is Kampfrichterin. Compound of Kampf (competition/fight) + Richter (judge).

Examples

"Die Kampfrichterinnen bewerteten die Übung mit 9,2 Punkten."

Natural Translation

The judges scored the routine 9.2 points.

Literal Translation

The competition-judges evaluated the exercise with 9.2 points.

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