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Definitions for Umpire

[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.
[3] to act as umpire in (a game).
[4] to decide or settle (a controversy, dispute, or the like) as umpire; arbitrate.
[5] to act as umpire.
[6] an official who rules on the playing of a game, as in cricket or baseball
[7] a person who rules on or judges disputes between contesting parties
[8] to act as umpire in (a game, dispute, or controversy)

Words related to Umpire

judge, arbitrator, referee, ref, ump, mediator, justice, settler, proprietor, moderator, negotiator, arbiter, peacemaker, inspector, compromiser, adjudicator, assessor

Words nearby Umpire

umnak island, ump, umph, umpie, umpirage, umpire, umpteen, umpteenth, umpty-umpth, umt, umtali

Origin of Umpire

1350–1400; Middle English umpere, variant of noumpere (a noumpere taken as an oumpere; cf. adder1, apron) < Old French nomper, nonper arbiter, i.e., one not equal. See non-, peer1

Words that may be confused with Umpire

empire, umpire

Other words from Umpire

un·um·pired , adjective

Word origin for Umpire

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

Synonyms for Umpire

arbitrator, judge, ref, referee, ump, adjudicator, arbiter, assessor, compromiser, inspector, justice, mediator, moderator, negotiator, peacemaker, proprietor, settler