arbiter, arbitrator, umpire
(noun) someone chosen to judge and decide a disputed issue; āthe critic was considered to be an arbiter of modern literatureā; āthe arbitratorās authority derived from the consent of the disputantsā; āan umpire was appointed to settle the tax caseā
umpire, ump
(noun) an official at a baseball game
referee, umpire
(verb) be a referee or umpire in a sports competition
Source: WordNet® 3.1
umpire (plural umpires)
(tennis, badminton) The official who presides over a tennis game sat on a high chair.
(cricket) One of the two white-coated officials who preside over a cricket match.
(baseball) One of usually 4 officials who preside over a baseball game.
(American football) The official who stands behind the line on the defensive side.
(Australian rules football) A match official on the ground deciding and enforcing the rules during play. As of 2007 the Australian Football League uses 3, or in the past 2 or just 1. The other officials, the goal umpires and boundary umpires, are normally not called just umpires alone.
(law) A person who arbitrates between contending parties.
(curling) The official who presides over a curling game.
• referee
• In general, and as a usage guideline, a referee moves around with the game, while an umpire stays (approximately) in one place.
umpire (third-person singular simple present umpires, present participle umpiring, simple past and past participle umpired)
(sports, intransitive) To act as an umpire in a game.
Coordinate term: referee
(transitive) To decide as an umpire.
Synonyms: arbitrate, settle
• impure, rumpie
Source: Wiktionary
Um"pire, n. Etym: [OE. nompere, nounpere (also impier, fr. F. impair uneven), fr. OF. nomper uneven, F. non-pair; hence the meaning, uneven, i. e., third person; non not + OF. per even, equal, peer, F. pair; cf. L. impar uneven, unequal. See Non-, and Peer, n.]
1. A person to whose sole decision a controversy or question between parties is referred; especially, one chosen to see that the rules of a game, as cricket, baseball, or the like, are strictly observed. A man, in questions of this kind, is able to be a skillful umpire between himself and others. Barrow.
2. (Law)
Definition: A third person, who is to decide a controversy or question submitted to arbitrators in case of their disagreement. Blackstone.
Syn.
– Judge; arbitrator; referee. See Judge.
Um"pire, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Umpired; p. pr. & vb. n. Umpiring.]
1. To decide as umpire; to arbitrate; to settle, as a dispute. Judges appointed to umpire the matter in contest between them, and to decide where the right lies. South.
2. To perform the duties of umpire in or for; as, to umpire a game. [Colloq.]
Um"pire, v. i.
Definition: To act as umpire or arbitrator.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
28 April 2024
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