judgejudge1 /dʒʌdʒ/ ●●● noun [countable]
1law the official in control of a court who decides how criminals should be punished → see Topic box at court12someone who decides on the result of a competition:
The panel of judges gave the skater a score of 9.0.3a good/bad etc. judge of something someone who is usually right or wrong about something:
My sister is a very good judge of character (=she understands people well).


