umpire
English
Etymology
From a (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Middle English rebracketing of noumpere, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Old French nonper (“odd number, not even (as a tie-breaking arbitrator)”), from non (“not”) + per (“equal”), from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin par (“equal”)
For other similar cases of incorrect division, see also apron, daffodil, newt, nickname, orange.
Pronunciation
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Noun
umpire (plural umpires)
- (tennis) 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.
- The umpire must keep on his toes as the play often occurs around him.
- (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
Usage notes
- In general, a referee moves around with the game, while an umpire stays (approximately) in one place.
Translations
an official who oversees a game or match
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a person who arbitrates between contending parties
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Verb
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- (sports, intransitive) To act as an umpire in a game.
- (transitive) To decide as an umpire; to arbitrate; to settle (a dispute, etc.).
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- Judges appointed to umpire the matter in contest between them, and to decide where the right lies.
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Synonyms
Translations
to act as an umpire in a game
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arbitrer — see arbitrer
Anagrams
Spanish
Noun
umpire m (plural umpires)
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