Umpire

Noun

 * 1)  The official who presides over a tennis game sat on a high chair.
 * 2)  One of the two white-coated officials who preside over a cricket match.
 * 3)  One of usually 4 officials who preside over a baseball game.
 * The umpire called the pitch a strike.
 * 1)  The official who stands behind the line on the defensive side.
 * The umpire must keep on his toes as the play often occurs around him.
 * 1)  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 umpires and boundary umpires, are normally not called just umpires alone.
 * 2)  A person who arbitrates between contending parties

Verb

 * 1)  To act as an umpire in a game.

Synonyms

 * referee

Verbs for Umpire
appeal to—; bias—; boo—; bribe—; mob—; prejudice—; protest to—; "razz"—; —admonishes; —arbitrates; —awards; —bars; —confers with; —decides; —determines; — expels; —hands down a decision; —mediates; —penalizes; —referees.

Thesaurus
JP, Justice, act between, adjudge, adjudicate, adjudicator, arbiter, arbitrate, arbitrator, bargain, bencher, critic, go between, hear, his honor, his lordship, his worship, hold court, hold the scales, impartial arbitrator, indicator, intercede, intermediate, interpose, intervene, judge, judger, justice, magistrate, make terms, mediate, meet halfway, moderate, moderator, negotiate, official, officiate, referee, represent, sit in judgment, step in, third party, treat with, try, ump, unbiased observer

Etymology
From a misconstruction of noumpere:, from  nonper:, from non: + per:, from  par:

Translations

 * Arabic:
 * Italian:
 * Japanese:, 審判員  アンパイヤ


 * Macedonian: суди
 * Spanish:

Anagrams

 * impure