umpire en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- [ˈɐm.pɑeə(ɹ)] (New-Zealand)
- /ˈʌm.paɪɹ/ (Canada, General-American)
- /ˈɐm.pɑeə(ɹ)/ (Australia)
- /ˈʌm.paɪə(ɹ)/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- audio Queensland
Etymology
From a Middle English rebracketing of a noumper as an oumper, from Old French nonper (“odd number, not even (as a tie-breaking arbitrator)”), from non (“not”) + per (“equal”), from Latin par (“equal”).
Meanings
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An official who presides over a sports match.
And you, O King, and you, O Goldry Bluszco, are likewise bound by oath to wrastle fairly and to abide by the ruling of me, the Red Foliot, whom ye are content to choose as your umpire.
1922, E[ric] R[ücker] Eddison, The Worm Ouroboros: A Romance, London: Jonathan Cape […], →OCLC, page 20:
- (qualifier:badminton) An official who presides over a sports match. ▸ The official who presides over a tennis match sat on a high chair.
- An official who presides over a sports match. ▸ One of the two white-coated officials who preside over a cricket match.
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An official who presides over a sports match. ▸ One of the officials who preside over a baseball game.
The umpire called the pitch a strike.
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An official who presides over a sports match. ▸ The official who stands behind the line on the defensive side or next to the referee on the offensive side.
The umpire must keep on his toes as the play often occurs around him.
- (qualifier:Australian rules football) An official who presides over a sports match. ▸ A match official on the ground deciding and enforcing the rules during play. There may be up to four umpires depending on the league. The other officials, the goal umpires and boundary umpires, are usually referred to by those phrases.
- An official who presides over a sports match. ▸ The official who presides over a curling game.
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A person who arbitrates between contending parties.
You for their umpire and their ſynod take, / And their appeal alone to Cæſar make.
a. 1701 (date written), John Dryden, “To His Sacred Majesty. A Panegyric on his Coronation.”, in The Miscellaneous Works of John Dryden, […], volume I, London: […] J[acob] and R[ichard] Tonson, […], published 1760, →OCLC, page 34:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| umpires | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Coordinates
Deriveds
third umpire · umpress · umpire-in-chief · line umpire · umpirage · umpiress · umpirical · umpireship · chair umpire · square leg umpire
Descendants
Relateds
Translations (57)
ca àrbitre (an official who oversees a game or match) · eo arbitraciisto (an official who oversees a game or match) · ca àrbitre (a person who arbitrates between contending parties) · ga maor (an official who oversees a game or match) · mtr पंच (an official who oversees a game or match) · mi amapaea (an official who oversees a game or match) · el διαιτητής (an official who oversees a game or match) · es ompáyer (an official who oversees a game or match) · it arbitro (a person who arbitrates between contending parties) · es árbitro (an official who oversees a game or match) · de Schiedsrichter (a person who arbitrates between contending parties) · nb dommer (an official who oversees a game or match) · ro arbitru (a person who arbitrates between contending parties) · pt árbitro (an official who oversees a game or match) · cs rozhodčí (a person who arbitrates between contending parties) · grc διαιτητής (a person who arbitrates between contending parties) · tr başkan (a person who arbitrates between contending parties) · bg посредник (a person who arbitrates between contending parties) · nn dommar (an official who oversees a game or match) · de Obmann (a person who arbitrates between contending parties) · mi kaiwawao (an official who oversees a game or match) · da dommer (an official who oversees a game or match) · ro arbitru (an official who oversees a game or match) · fi välimies (a person who arbitrates between contending parties) · nl scheidsrechter (an official who oversees a game or match) · es umpire (an official who oversees a game or match) · fi sovittelija (a person who arbitrates between contending parties) · mr पंच (an official who oversees a game or match) · grc βραβευτής (an official who oversees a game or match) · es ampaya (an official who oversees a game or match) · mi kaiwawao (a person who arbitrates between contending parties) · enm noumper (a person who arbitrates between contending parties) · bg арбитър (a person who arbitrates between contending parties) · pt árbitro (a person who arbitrates between contending parties) · de Schlichter (a person who arbitrates between contending parties) · fr arbitre (an official who oversees a game or match) · eo ludjuĝisto (an official who oversees a game or match) · sv domare (an official who oversees a game or match) · cs rozhodčí (an official who oversees a game or match) · ko 심판원 (an official who oversees a game or match) · de Schiri (an official who oversees a game or match) · de Unparteiischer (an official who oversees a game or match) · tr hakem (a person who arbitrates between contending parties) · de Schiedsrichter (an official who oversees a game or match) · br tredeog (an official who oversees a game or match) · cs arbitr (a person who arbitrates between contending parties) · it superarbitro (an official who oversees a game or match) · gl árbitro (a person who arbitrates between contending parties) · fi erotuomari (an official who oversees a game or match) · pdt Spellvemedla (an official who oversees a game or match) · bg съдия (an official who oversees a game or match) · fr arbitre (a person who arbitrates between contending parties) · hy մրցավար (a person who arbitrates between contending parties) · tr hakem (an official who oversees a game or match) · es ampáyer (an official who oversees a game or match) · fa داور (an official who oversees a game or match) · mi amapaea (a person who arbitrates between contending parties)