umpire
/ˈʌmpaɪər/
verb
- To act as an umpire in a game or dispute.
- They asked her to umpire the disagreement fairly.
- He has umpired hundreds of matches over his career.
- She will umpire the baseball game this afternoon.
noun
- A person who makes sure players follow the rules in sports such as baseball, tennis, or cricket.
- My dad volunteers as an umpire for the local cricket club.
- The umpire called a strike on the batter.
- Tennis matches usually have one umpire sitting in a high chair.
- A person who settles a disagreement or makes a final decision in a dispute.
- They asked a neutral friend to be the umpire in their debate.
- The teacher acted as an umpire in the argument between the two students.
- In a tie, the umpire's decision is final.
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