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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

UM'PIRE, n. [L. imperium, contracted, as in empire.]
1. A third person called in to decide a controversy or question submitted to arbitrators, when the arbitrators do not agree in opinion.
2. A person to whose sole decision a controversy or question between parties is referred. Thus the emperor of Russia was constituted umpire between Great Britain and the United States, to decide the controversy respecting the slaves carried from the states by the British troops.
UM'PIRE, v.t. To arbitrate; to decide as umpire; to settle, as a dispute. [Little used.]

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: an official at a baseball game [syn: umpire, ump]
2: 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] v
1: be a referee or umpire in a sports competition [syn: referee, umpire]

Merriam Webster's

I. noun Etymology: Middle English oumpere, alteration (from misdivision of a noumpere) of noumpere, from Anglo-French nounpier, nompere, from nounpier, adjective, single, odd, from non- + per equal, from Latin par Date: 15th century 1. one having authority to decide finally a controversy or question between parties: as a. one appointed to decide between arbitrators who have disagreed b. an impartial third party chosen to arbitrate disputes arising under the terms of a labor agreement 2. an official in a sport who rules on plays 3. a military officer who evaluates maneuvers II. verb (umpired; umpiring) Date: 1609 transitive verb to supervise or decide as umpire intransitive verb to act as umpire

Oxford Reference Dictionary

n. & v. --n. 1 a person chosen to enforce the rules and settle disputes in various sports. 2 a person chosen to arbitrate between disputants, or to see fair play. --v. 1 intr. (usu. foll. by for, in, etc.) act as umpire. 2 tr. act as umpire in (a game etc.). Derivatives: umpirage n. umpireship n. Etymology: ME, later form of noumpere f. OF nonper not equal (as NON-, PEER(2)): for loss of n- cf. ADDER

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Umpire Um"pire, v. i. To act as umpire or arbitrator.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

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.] 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. A man, in questions of this kind, is able to be a skillful umpire between himself and others. --Barrow. 2. (Law) A third person, who is to decide a controversy or question submitted to arbitrators in case of their disagreement. --Blackstone. Syn: Judge; arbitrator; referee. See Judge.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

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. Judges appointed to umpire the matter in contest between them, and to decide where the right lies. --South. 2. To perform the duties of umpire in or for; as, to umpire a game. [Colloq.]

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(umpires, umpiring, umpired) 1. An umpire is a person whose job is to make sure that a sports match or contest is played fairly and that the rules are not broken. The umpire's decision is final. N-COUNT 2. To umpire means to be the umpire in a sports match or contest. He umpired baseball games... He umpired for school football matches until he was in his late 50s. VERB: V n, V

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

um'-pir.

See DAYSMAN.

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

n. Arbitrator, arbiter, referee, judge.

Foolish Dictionary

No jeweler, but a high authority on diamonds.

Moby Thesaurus

JP, Justice, 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, judge, judger, 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