noun
- an official who enforces the rules during a sports game
- a person chosen to settle a dispute or disagreement
verb
- to act as an umpire in a game or dispute
Examples
- The baseball umpire called the runner safe at home plate.
- She worked as an umpire for little league games on weekends.
- The tennis umpire announced the final score to the crowd.
- They asked their teacher to umpire the debate between the two teams.
- He will umpire the championship game next Saturday.
- The umpire made a controversial call in the ninth inning.
- Both sides agreed to let a neutral party umpire their contract dispute.