umpire

Etymology
From a  of a  as an oumpere, from, from  + , from.

Noun

 * 1)  The official who presides over a tennis match sat on a high chair.
 * 2)  One of the two white-coated officials who preside over a cricket match.
 * 3)  One of the officials who preside over a baseball game.
 * 4)  The official who stands behind the line on the defensive side or next to the referee on the offensive side.
 * 5)  A match official on the ground deciding and enforcing the rules during play. As of 2007 the Australian Football League uses three; in the past there were two or just one. The other officials, the goal umpires and boundary umpires, are usually referred to by those phrases.
 * 6)  A person who arbitrates between contending parties.
 * 7)  The official who presides over a curling game.
 * 1)  A person who arbitrates between contending parties.
 * 2)  The official who presides over a curling game.
 * 1)  The official who presides over a curling game.

Usage notes

 * In general, and as a usage guideline, a moves around with the game, while an  stays (approximately) in one place.

Translations

 * Bulgarian:
 * Catalan:
 * Danish:
 * Dutch:
 * Esperanto: arbitraciisto, ludjuĝisto
 * Finnish:
 * French:
 * German:, ,
 * Greek:
 * Ancient: βραβευτής
 * Italian: superarbitro
 * Maori: amapaea, kaiwawao
 * Marathi: पंच
 * Mewari: पंच
 * Norwegian:
 * Bokmål:
 * Nynorsk: dommar
 * Persian:
 * Plautdietsch: Spellvemedla
 * Portuguese:
 * Romanian:
 * Spanish:
 * Swedish:
 * Turkish:


 * Armenian:
 * Bulgarian: ,
 * Catalan:
 * Finnish: ,
 * French:
 * Galician:
 * German:, ,
 * Greek:
 * Ancient: διαιτητής
 * Italian:
 * Maori: amapaea, kaiwawao
 * Portuguese:
 * Romanian:
 * Spanish:
 * Turkish: ,

Verb

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

Translations

 * Arabic:
 * Bulgarian:
 * Finnish: erotuomaroida,
 * French:
 * German:
 * Italian:
 * Japanese:,   アンパイヤ
 * Macedonian: су́ди
 * Maori: amapaea
 * Portuguese:
 * Romanian:
 * Russian:
 * Spanish:
 * Turkish: hakemlik yapmak