Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

third umpire

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.37 in modern English

Syllables: third um-pire
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A match official who uses TV replays to assist the two umpires in the case of close decisions.

Example Sentences

"The third umpire was involved thrice in the T20 match."

Inflected Forms

third umpires (plural)

Questions

What does third umpire mean?: A match official who uses TV replays to assist the two umpires in the case of close decisions.

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