umpirenoun [ C ]
uk/ˈʌm.paɪər/us/ˈʌm.paɪr/a person who is present at a sports competition in order to make certain that the rules of that particular game are obeyed and to judge if particular actions are acceptable:
a cricket/tennis umpire
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Refereeing & judging in sport
- adjudicate
- adjudicator
- assistant referee
- booking
- caution
- fair play
- fourth official
- judge
- jury
- linesman
- ref
- referee
- score
- scorekeeper
- scorer
- sending off
- video technology
umpire
verb [ I or T ] ukus
Starmers has been chosen to umpire the next cricket test match.