Definition of umpire Umpire
/ʌˈmpajˌɚ/ - [umpayer] - um•pire
We found 21 definitions of umpire from 8 different sources.
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What does umpire mean?
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NounPlural: umpires |
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| umpire - an official at a baseball game | ||
| ump | ||
| official someone who administers the rules of a game or sport; "the golfer asked for an official who could give him a ruling" | ||
| umpire - 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" | ||
| arbiter, arbitrator | ||
| evaluator, judge an authority who is able to estimate worth or quality | ||
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Wiktionary 
- umpire (Noun)
The official who presides over a tennis game sat on a high chair. - umpire (Noun)
One of the two white-coated officials who preside over a cricket match. - umpire (Noun)
One of usually 4 officials who preside over a baseball game. - umpire (Noun)
The official who stands behind the line on the defensive side. - umpire (Noun)
A match official on the ground deciding and enforcing the rules during play. As of 2007 the Australian Football League uses 3, or in the past 2 or just 1. The other officials, the goal umpire s and boundary umpire s, are normally not called just umpires alone. - umpire (Noun)
A person who arbitrates between contending parties. - umpire (Verb)
To act as an umpire in a game. - umpire (Verb)
To decide as an umpire; to arbitrate; to settle a dispute, etc..
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- umpire (n.)
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. - umpire (n.)
A third person, who is to decide a controversy or question submitted to arbitrators in case of their disagreement. - umpire (v. t.)
To decide as umpire; to arbitrate; to settle, as a dispute. - umpire (v. t.)
To perform the duties of umpire in or for; as, to umpire a game. - umpire (v. i.)
To act as umpire or arbitrator.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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umpire
An official appointed to rule on plays and procedure. -
umpire
To act as an umpire in a game.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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umpire
um′pīr, n. a third person called in to decide a dispute: an arbitrator.—v.i. to act as umpire.—v.t. to decide as umpire.—ns. Um′pirage, Um′pireship. [For numpire; M. E. nompere—O. Fr. nompair—non, not, pair, a peer. From the sense of 'unequal,' 'odd,' the meaning passes to an odd man, an arbitrator, a third party, who gives his casting vote.]
Foolish DictionaryThe Foolish Dictionary 🤡
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umpire
No jeweler, but a high authority on diamonds.
Wikipedia 
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An umpire is someone who makes sure all of the rules are followed and that no one cheats games such as Major League Baseball, tennis, and cricket.
Umpires officiates the game, including beginning and ending the game, enforcing the rules of the game and the grounds, making judgment calls on plays, and meeting out discipline.
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