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umpire

um·pire
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [uhm-pahyuh r]
    • /ˈʌm paɪər/
    • /ˈʌm.paɪər/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [uhm-pahyuh r]
    • /ˈʌm paɪər/

Definitions of umpire word

  • noun umpire a person selected to rule on the plays in a game. 1
  • noun umpire one selected to settle disputes about the application of settled rules or usages; a person agreed on by disputing parties to arbitrate their differences. 1
  • verb with object umpire to act as umpire in (a game). 1
  • verb with object umpire to decide or settle (a controversy, dispute, or the like) as umpire; arbitrate. 1
  • verb without object umpire to act as umpire. 1
  • noun umpire tennis, cricket, baseball: referee 1

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Origin of umpire

First appearance:

before 1350
One of the 20% oldest English words
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

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Parts of speech for Umpire

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

umpire popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 84% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for umpire

verb umpire

  • adjudicate — If you adjudicate on a dispute or problem, you make an official judgment or decision about it.
  • arbitrate — When someone in authority arbitrates between two people or groups who are in dispute, they consider all the facts and make an official decision about who is right.
  • chaired — a seat, especially for one person, usually having four legs for support and a rest for the back and often having rests for the arms.
  • chairing — a seat, especially for one person, usually having four legs for support and a rest for the back and often having rests for the arms.
  • come to terms — to reach acceptance or agreement

noun umpire

  • adjudicator — a judge, esp in a competition
  • appraiser — An appraiser is someone whose job is to estimate the cost or value of something such as property.
  • arbiter — An arbiter is a person or institution that judges and settles a quarrel between two other people or groups.
  • arbitrator — a person selected to judge a dispute; arbiter, esp. one, as in collective bargaining negotiations, named with the consent of both sides
  • assessor — An assessor is a person who is employed to calculate the value of something, or the amount of money that should be paid, for example in tax.

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