UMPIRE Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster
The word umpire was formed by metanalysis, or the changing of the division of words based upon how they sound together. The original word in English was noumpere, which was a borrowing of the French term nompere.

UMPIRE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary
/ ˈʌm.paɪr / Add to word list a person who is present at a sports competition in order to make certain that the rules of that particular game are obeyed and to judge if particular actions are acceptable: a cricket / tennis umpire

Umpire - definition of umpire by The Free Dictionary
umpire noun A person, usually appointed, who decides the issues or results, or supervises the conduct, of a competition or conflict:

UMPIRE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary
An umpire is a person whose job is to make sure that a sports match or contest is played fairly and that the rules are not broken. The umpire's decision is final.

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Definition of umpire noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

umpire - WordReference.com Dictionary of English
um•pire /ˈʌmpaɪr/ n., v., -pired, -pir•ing. Sport a person who rules on the plays in a game. Sport a person appointed to settle disputes about rules or to make a judgment on differences in a dispute. v. Sport to act as umpire in (a game): [~ + object] to umpire a baseball game.[no object] He umpired for the league.

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