umpire
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paɪər 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)
3.
to act as umpire in (a game).
4.
to decide or settle (a controversy, dispute, or the like) as umpire; arbitrate.
verb (used without object)
5.
to act as umpire.
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umpire (ˈʌmpaɪə) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 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 |
| —vb | |
| 3. | to act as umpire in (a game, dispute, or controversy) |
| [C15: by mistaken division from a noumpere, from Old French nomper not one of a pair, from nom-, non- not + per equal, | |
| 'umpireship | |
| —n | |
| 'umpirage | |
| —n | |
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Word Origin & History
umpire
c.1400, noumper, from O.Fr. nonper "odd number, not even," in reference to a third person to arbitrate between two, from non "not" + per "equal," from L. par. Initial -n- lost by c.1440 due to faulty separation of a noumpere, heard as an oumpere. Originally legal, the gaming sense first recorded 1714
(in wrestling). Short form ump is attested from 1915. The verb is first recorded 1609, from the noun.
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Example sentences
Umpire fees will now be included in the team fees which must be paid prior to your team being placed on the schedule.
However, faint nicks sometimes go unnoticed by the umpire.
There will be one umpire per game with a one hour time limit.
If they cannot agree on the amount of the loss, the parties then choose an umpire to make a final decision.
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