arbiter
[ ahr-bi-ter ]
/ ˈɑr bɪ tər /
noun
a person empowered to decide matters at issue; judge; umpire.
a person who has the sole or absolute power of judging or determining.
Words nearby arbiter
arba kanfoth, arbalest, arbela, arber, arbil, arbiter, arbiter elegantiae, arbitrable, arbitrage, arbitrager, arbitral
Origin of arbiter
1350–1400; Middle English arbitour, arbitre < Anglo-French, Old French < Latin arbiter
OTHER WORDS FROM arbiter
su·per·ar·bi·ter, nounDefinition for arbiter (2 of 2)
arbiter elegantiae
[ ahr-bi-ter ey-le-gahn-tee-ahy; English ahr-bi-ter el-uh-gan-shee-ee ]
/ ˈɑr bɪˌtɛr ˌeɪ lɛˈgɑn tiˌaɪ; English ˈɑr bɪ tər ˌɛl əˈgæn ʃiˌi /
noun Latin.
a judge of elegance or matters of taste.
Also ar·bi·ter e·le·gan·ti·a·rum [ahr-bi-ter ey-le-gahn-tee-ah-roo m; English ahr-bi-ter el-uh-gan-shee-air-uh m] /ˈɑr bɪˌtɛr ˌeɪ lɛˌgɑn tiˈɑ rʊm; English ˈɑr bɪ tər ˌɛl əˌgæn ʃiˈɛər əm/.
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arbiter
/ (ˈɑːbɪtə) /
noun
a person empowered to judge in a dispute; referee; arbitrator
a person having complete control of something
Word Origin for arbiter
C15: from Latin, of obscure origin
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