umpire
11Umpire — Als Umpire (von Mittelenglisch oumpere < noumpere < Anglonormannisch nounpier, nompere < non + per, „ungleich“ im Sinne von „unparteiisch“) bezeichnet man in einigen Sportarten einen Schiedsrichter. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1 im Baseball 2 im… …
12umpire — UK [ˈʌmpaɪə(r)] / US [ˈʌmˌpaɪr] noun [countable] Word forms umpire : singular umpire plural umpires 1) someone whose job is to make sure that players obey the rules in some sports, for example tennis, baseball, and cricket. Someone who does this… …
13umpire — um|pire1 [ˈʌmpaıə US paır] n [Date: 1500 1600; Origin: a numpire, mistaken for an umpire; numpire umpire from Old French nonper not equal , from non + per equal (from Latin par)] the person who makes sure that the players obey the rules in sports …
14umpire — {{11}}umpire (n.) c.1400, noumper, from O.Fr. nonper odd number, not even, in reference to a third person to arbitrate between two, from non not + per equal, from L. par. Initial n lost by mid 15c. due to faulty separation of a noumpere, heard as …
15umpire — [[t]ʌ̱mpaɪə(r)[/t]] umpires, umpiring, umpired 1) N COUNT 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. 2) VERB To umpire means… …
16umpire — um·pire (ŭm’pīr′) n. 1) Sports A person appointed to rule on plays, especially in baseball. 2) A person appointed to settle a dispute that mediators have been unable to resolve; an arbitrator. v. um·pired, um·pir·ing, um·pires v. tr. ▸ To act as… …
17umpire — /um puyeur/, n., v., umpired, umpiring. n. 1. a person selected to rule on the plays in a game. 2. one selected to settle disputes about the application of settled rules or usages; a person agreed on by disputing parties to arbitrate their… …
18umpire — 1. noun /ˈʌm.paɪ.ə(ɹ)/ a) The official who presides over a tennis game sat on a high chair. The umpire called the pitch a strike. b) One of the two white coated officials who preside over a cricket …
19umpire — um•pire [[t]ˈʌm paɪər[/t]] n. v. pired, pir•ing 1) spo a person selected to rule on the plays in a game 2) spo one selected to settle disputes about rules or usages; a person agreed on by disputing parties to arbitrate their differences 3) spo to …
20umpire — /ˈʌmpaɪə / (say umpuyuh) noun 1. a person selected to see that a game is played in accordance with the rules. 2. a person to whose decision a controversy between parties is referred; an arbiter or referee. –verb (umpired, umpiring) –verb (t) 3.… …
