umpire
/ˈʌm.paɪɹ/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.37 in modern English
10
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A person who arbitrates between contending parties.
Example Sentences
- "And you, O King, and you, O Goldry Bluszco, are likewise bound by oath to wrastle fairly and to abide by the ruling of me, the Red Foliot, whom ye are content to choose as your umpire."
- "The umpire called the pitch a strike."
- "The umpire must keep on his toes as the play often occurs around him."
- "You for their umpire and their ſynod take, / And their appeal alone to Cæſar make."
- "Judges appointed to umpire the matter in contest between them, and to decide where the right lies."
Etymology
From a Middle English rebracketing of a noumper as an oumper, from Old French nonper (“odd number, not even (as a tie-breaking arbitrator)”), from non (“not”) + per (“equal”), from Latin par (“equal”).
Origin
Word Breakdown
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈʌm.paɪɹ/
- British English: /ˈʌm.paɪə(ɹ)/