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[ ahr-bi-ter ] / ˈɑr bɪ tər / SEE SYNONYMS FOR arbiter ON THESAURUS.COM
nouna person empowered to decide matters at issue; judge; umpire. a person who has the sole or absolute power of judging or determining. Origin of arbiter1350–1400; Middle English arbitour, arbitre<Anglo-French, Old French <Latin arbiterOTHER WORDS FROM arbitersu·per·ar·bi·ter, nounWords nearby arbiterarba kanfoth, arbalest, Arbela, Arber, Arbil, arbiter, arbiter elegantiae, arbitrable, arbitrage, arbitrager, arbitral Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for arbiterAnd certainly no arbiter of what you should buy, wear, or eat. The EPA Is Keeping Up With the Kardashians; Gigi Hadid and Ireland Baldwin’s Sisley Love Triangle|The Fashion Beast Team|July 22, 2014|DAILY BEAST This man should be considered an arbiter of a historical woman? Don’t Call Sally Ride a Lesbian|Amy Siskind|August 2, 2012|DAILY BEAST Second, HR's role is to serve as the company's arbiter of equity. Layoffs: HR's Moment of Truth|Jack And Suzy Welch|March 11, 2009|DAILY BEAST I should have been forced to go had not the King chanced in and I made him the arbiter. The Hero of the People|Alexandre Dumas
The judge is not Minos nor Rhadamanthus, but "God the maker is the arbiter." The Conflict of Religions in the Early Roman Empire|T. R. Glover A subaltern or any other officer of the British navy ought not to be arbiter in such a case. Charles Sumner; His Complete Works, Volume VIII (of 20)|Charles Sumner The fist82 is the arbiter, although the boot is sometimes called into exercise. The Lumberjack Sky Pilot|Thomas D. Whittles Advantage is the only arbiter of human relations; every other consideration is set aside. Woman and Socialism|August Bebel
British Dictionary definitions for arbiter
nouna person empowered to judge in a dispute; referee; arbitrator a person having complete control of something Word Origin for arbiterC15: from Latin, of obscure origin Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to arbiterreferee, moderator, arbitrator, go-between, mediator, umpire, maven, judge, adjudicator, fixer, holdout |