umpire
umpire is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 4 senses, and appears in Roget's Thesaurus (1911) with 40 related terms. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.
Definitions
- 1.(Law) A third person, who is to decide a controversy or question submitted to arbitrators in case of their disagreement. Blackstone. See Judge.
- 2.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.
- 3.To perform the duties of umpire in or for; as, to umpire a game. [Colloq.]
- 4.To act as umpire or arbitrator.
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
Synonyms
Synonyms (Webster's 1913)
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
Related terms (Roget's 1911)
- accusation
- adjudge
- arbiter
- arbitrate
- arbitration
- arbitrator
- archon
- assessor
- assistant
- assize
- bargain
- barmaster
- barrister
- beak
- box
- cadi
- case
- censor
- chancellor
- come
- common
- compromise
- conservator
- consignee
- county
- court
- critic
- determine
- diplomacy
- diplomatics
- diplomatist
- domesman
- ephor
- flag
- go-between
- good
- grand
- halfway
- his
- honor
Source: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
Related questions
Reverse-dictionary questions
Definition-first questions whose answer is umpire.
- What is a third person, who is to decide a controversy or question submitted to arbitrators in case of their disagreement. Blackstone. See Judge called?
- What is 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 called?
- What is to perform the duties of umpire in or for; as, to umpire a game. [Colloq.] called?
Sources
- Definitions: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
- Synonyms & antonyms: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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