umpire

[ uhm-pahyuhr ]
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noun
  1. a person selected to rule on the plays in a game.

  2. one selected to settle disputes about the application of settled rules or usages; a person agreed on by disputing parties to arbitrate their differences.

verb (used with object),um·pired, um·pir·ing.
  1. to act as umpire in (a game).

  2. to decide or settle (a controversy, dispute, or the like) as umpire; arbitrate.

verb (used without object),um·pired, um·pir·ing.
  1. to act as umpire.

Origin of umpire

1
First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English umpere, variant of noumpere (a noumpere taken as an oumpere; cf. adder1, apron), from Old French nomper, nonper “arbiter,” i.e., “one not equal.” See non-, peer2

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2. See judge.

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Other words from umpire

  • un·um·pired, adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for umpire

umpire

/ (ˈʌmpaɪə) /


noun
  1. an official who rules on the playing of a game, as in cricket or baseball

  2. a person who rules on or judges disputes between contesting parties

verb
  1. to act as umpire in (a game, dispute, or controversy)

Origin of umpire

1
C15: by mistaken division from a noumpere, from Old French nomper not one of a pair, from nom-, non- not + per equal, peer 1

Derived forms of umpire

  • umpireship or umpirage, noun

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