发令员 (fā lìng yuán) — starter (person who gives the starting signal in a race or competition)

Definition

Examples

• 比赛开始前，发令员发出了信号。
  Bǐ sài kāi shǐ qián, fā lìng yuán fā chū le xìn hào.
  Before the race started, the starter gave the signal.
• 那位发令员非常专业，每次发令都很准确。
  Nà wèi fā lìng yuán fēi cháng zhuān yè, měi cì fā lìng dōu hěn zhǔn què.
  That starter is very professional; each starting command is very accurate.
• 发令员的职责是确保所有选手公平起跑。
  fā lìng yuán De zhí zé shì què bǎo suǒ yǒu xuǎn shǒu gōng píng qǐ pǎo.
  The starter's duty is to ensure all runners start fairly.