umpire

IPA: ˈʌmpaɪɝ

(tennis, badminton) The official who presides over a tennis match sat on a high chair.
(cricket) One of the two white-coated officials who preside over a cricket match.
(baseball) One of the officials who preside over a baseball game.
(American football) The official who stands behind the line on the defensive side or next to the referee on the offensive side.
(Australian rules football) 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.
(law) A person who arbitrates between contending parties.
(curling) The official who presides over a curling game.
An unincorporated community in Howard County, Arkansas, United States, named for the umpire of a baseball game.
An unincorporated community in Wright County, Missouri, United States. Origin of the name unknown.

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