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(ŭmp) Sportsn.
An umpire.
intr.v. umped, ump·ing, umps
To serve as an umpire.
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(ʌmp)n
(General Sporting Terms) an informal US name for umpire
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um•pire
(ˈʌm paɪər)n., v. -pired, -pir•ing. n.
1. a person selected to rule on the plays in a game.
2. one selected to settle disputes about rules or usages; a person agreed on by disputing parties to arbitrate their differences.
v.t. 3. to act as umpire in (a game).
4. to decide or settle (a dispute) as umpire; arbitrate.
v.i. 5. to act as umpire.
[1350–1400; Middle English umpere, variant of noumpere < Old French nomper, nonper arbiter, i.e., one not equal]
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