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   umpire

   /ˈʌmpʌɪə/

   noun

   • 1. (in some sports) an official who watches a game or match closely to enforce the rules and arbitrate on matters arising from the play.
   • ▪ a person chosen to arbitrate between contending parties.

   verb

   • 1. act as an umpire in a game or match: "he could be seen regularly umpiring for the club"

   Word Origin late Middle English (originally as noumpere) (denoting an arbitrator): from Old French nonper ‘not equal’. The n was lost by wrong division of a noumpere; compare with adder1.

   Derivatives

   • 1. umpirage noun
   • 2. umpireship noun

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