umpire
a person selected to rule on the plays in a game.
one selected to settle disputes about the application of settled rules or usages; a person agreed on by disputing parties to arbitrate their differences.
to act as umpire in (a game).
to decide or settle (a controversy, dispute, or the like) as umpire; arbitrate.
to act as umpire.
Origin of umpire
1synonym study For umpire
Other words for umpire
Other words from umpire
- un·um·pired, adjective
Words that may be confused with umpire
- empire, umpire
Words Nearby umpire
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How to use umpire in a sentence
Minimum-wage increase imperiled in covid relief bill by Senate official’s rulingParliamentarians are essentially the umpires of the Senate, ensuring that lawmakers follow the rules that govern how legislation moves forward.
Some Democrats want to fire the Senate parliamentarian who scuttled $15 minimum-wage plans. It’s been done once before. | Katie Shepherd | February 26, 2021 | Washington PostSomehow, the umpire is there to make the “out” call, and so is the batter to angrily contest it, hands clenched in fists.
‘Baseball Bugs’ at 75: How a Looney Tunes classic left its mark on America’s pastime | Frederic J. Frommer | February 25, 2021 | Washington PostTwo games later, she demanded that the umpire apologize for “stealing” a point from her.
Serena Williams and Naomi Osaka have a brief but memorable history | Cindy Boren | February 17, 2021 | Washington PostDuring the second set, the chair umpire warned Williams about violating rules by getting signals from her coach.
Serena Williams and Naomi Osaka have a brief but memorable history | Cindy Boren | February 17, 2021 | Washington PostIn most professional tennis matches, the main umpire — called the chair umpire — sits right beside the net.
A robot referee can really keep its ‘eye’ on the ball | Kathryn Hulick | August 20, 2020 | Science News For Students
Clark, the first Jewish American League umpire, adjudicated baseball for three decades.
Home Runs, Frozen Ropes, And Some Wild Cards In Best Baseball Books | Robert Birnbaum | April 11, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTAfter the third pitch the umpire told him to take first base.
Ruth demanded the home plate umpire inspect the ball, according to multiple writers on hand.
The Myth of Jackie Mitchell, the Girl Who Struck Out Ruth and Gehrig | Adam Doster | May 18, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTJahn confirms it: “He does slam down the bat, and he gives the umpire a dirty look.”
The Myth of Jackie Mitchell, the Girl Who Struck Out Ruth and Gehrig | Adam Doster | May 18, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTBut no one would seriously contend that Roberts has been a neutral umpire.
John Roberts Upholds Obamacare and Rises Above Partisanship | Howard Kurtz | June 28, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTHe displays marvellous bravery in facing the fighting crowds, and they choose him to be umpire.
Frdric Mistral | Charles Alfred DownerThe umpire's first decision was usually his last; they broke him in two with a bat, and his friends toted him home on a shutter.
A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court, Complete | Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens)The war of preparations that has been going on for thirty years may end like a sham-fight at last in an umpire's decision.
The New Machiavelli | Herbert George WellsWhen I umpire such an action through the tent flap it is very seldom that I could announce the bug "safe."
The Red Cow and Her Friends | Peter McArthurHe became the umpire of taste, and his word was received as the fiat of fashion.
Evenings at Donaldson Manor | Maria J. McIntosh
British Dictionary definitions for umpire
/ (ˈʌmpaɪə) /
an official who rules on the playing of a game, as in cricket or baseball
a person who rules on or judges disputes between contesting parties
to act as umpire in (a game, dispute, or controversy)
Origin of umpire
1Derived forms of umpire
- umpireship or umpirage, noun
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