A judge at a tournament. Obsolete.

A person who decides the result of a public competition or contest; an umpire.

A moderator or umpire at a wrestling match or other contest, appointed to ensure fair play, and to part the combatants when they have fought enough…

An umpire in sports or games. Now dialect.

In games or contests: One to whose decision all doubtful points are referred, and who sees that the rules of the game or sport are not broken. Cf. r…

Sport. An official who supervises a game or match in order to ensure that the rules are adhered to. Cf. umpire, n.

= referee, n. 3.

= umpire, n., spec. in baseball.

An appointed or elected head of any gathering, who presides over meetings and proceedings. The referee or official in charge of certain sporting…

Applied to a person. Sport (North American colloquial). A referee, umpire, or other official who typically wears a black and white striped top.