'Umpire' definitions:
Definition of 'umpire'
From: WordNet
noun
An official at a baseball game [syn: umpire, ump]
noun
Someone chosen to judge and decide a disputed issue; "the critic was considered to be an arbiter of modern literature"; "the arbitrator's authority derived from the consent of the disputants"; "an umpire was appointed to settle the tax case" [syn: arbiter, arbitrator, umpire]
verb
Be a referee or umpire in a sports competition [syn: referee, umpire]
Definition of 'Umpire'
From: GCIDE
- Umpire \Um"pire\, n. [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.] [1913 Webster]
- 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. [1913 Webster]
- A man, in questions of this kind, is able to be a skillful umpire between himself and others. --Barrow. [1913 Webster]
- 2. (Law) A third person, who is to decide a controversy or question submitted to arbitrators in case of their disagreement. --Blackstone. [1913 Webster]
- Syn: Judge; arbitrator; referee. See Judge. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Umpire'
From: GCIDE
- Umpire \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. [1913 Webster]
- Judges appointed to umpire the matter in contest between them, and to decide where the right lies. --South. [1913 Webster]
- 2. To perform the duties of umpire in or for; as, to umpire a game. [Colloq.] [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Umpire'
From: GCIDE
- Umpire \Um"pire\, v. i. To act as umpire or arbitrator. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'umpire'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- act between,
- adjudge,
- adjudicate,
- adjudicator,
- arbiter,
- arbitrate,
- arbitrator,
- bargain,
- bencher,
- critic,
- go between,
- hear,
- his honor,
- his lordship,
- his worship,
- hold court,
- hold the scales,
- impartial arbitrator,
- indicator,
- intercede,
- intermediate,
- interpose,
- intervene,
- JP,
- judge,
- judger,
- Justice,
- justice,
- magistrate,
- make terms,
- mediate,
- meet halfway,
- moderate,
- moderator,
- negotiate,
- official,
- officiate,
- referee,
- represent,
- sit in judgment,
- step in,
- third party,
- treat with,
- try,
- ump,
- unbiased observer