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umpire

um·pire

UK/ˈʌm.paɪə(ɹ)/ US/ˈʌm.paɪɹ/ uncommon
noun (1) verb (1)

noun

1.

an official at a baseball game

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verb

1.

be a referee or umpire in a sports competition

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Origin

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”).

Phrases

  • chair umpire
  • line umpire
  • square leg umpire
  • third umpire

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