The average annual yield from one coffee tree is the equivalent of 1 to 1 1/2 pounds of roasted coffee. It takes about 4,000 hand-picked green coffee beans to make a pound of coffee.
ARBITER
arbiter, arbitrator, umpire
(noun) someone chosen to judge and decide a disputed issue; “the critic was considered to be an arbiter of modern literature”; “the arbitrator’s authority derived from the consent of the disputants”; “an umpire was appointed to settle the tax case”
arbiter, supreme authority
(noun) someone with the power to settle matters at will; “she was the final arbiter on all matters of fashion”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
arbiter (plural arbiters)
A person appointed, or chosen, by parties to determine a controversy between them; an arbitrator.
(with of) A person or object having the power of judging and determining, or ordaining, without control; one whose power of deciding and governing is not limited.
(electronics) A component in circuitry that allocates scarce resources.
Verb
arbiter (third-person singular simple present arbiters, present participle arbitering, simple past and past participle arbitered)
(transitive) To act as arbiter.
Anagrams
• rarebit
Source: Wiktionary
Ar"bi*ter, n. Etym: [L. arbiter; ar- (for ad) + the root of betere to go; hence properly, one who comes up to look on.]
1. A person appointed, or chosen, by parties to determine a controversy between them.
Note: In modern usage, arbitrator is the technical word.
2. Any person who has the power of judging and determining, or ordaining, without control; one whose power of deciding and governing is not limited. For Jove is arbiter of both to man. Cowper.
Syn.
– Arbitrator; umpire; director; referee; controller; ruler; governor.
Ar"bi*ter, v. t.
Definition: To act as arbiter between. [Obs.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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