Wordnet 3.0
NOUN (1)
1. 
 a formal recommendation by a former employer to a potential future employer describing the person's qualifications and dependability; 
- Example: "requests for character references are all too often answered evasively"[syn: character, reference, character reference]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
character reference
    n 1: a formal recommendation by a former employer to a potential
         future employer describing the person's qualifications and
         dependability; "requests for character references are all
         too often answered evasively" [syn: character,
         reference, character reference]