Definitions
be a referee or umpire in a sports competition
Word 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”). Doublet of nonpareil.
Used in a sentence
“And you, O King, and you, O Goldry Bluszco, are likewise bound by oath to wrastle fairly and to abide by the ruling of me, the Red Foliot, whom ye are content to choose as your umpire.”
“The umpire called the pitch a strike.”
“The umpire must keep on his toes as the play often occurs around him.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Baseball official”6 letters
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