- a person selected to rule on the plays in a game.
- one selected to settle disputes about the application of settled rules or usages; a person agreed on by disputing parties to arbitrate their differences.
- to act as umpire in (a game).
- to decide or settle (a controversy, dispute, or the like) as umpire; arbitrate.
- to act as umpire.
- an official who rules on the playing of a game, as in cricket or baseball
- a person who rules on or judges disputes between contesting parties
- to act as umpire in (a game, dispute, or controversy)
