umpires

noun

1. 1

   The official who presides over a tennis game sat on a high chair.

2. 2

   One of the two white-coated officials who preside over a cricket match.

3. 3

   One of usually 4 officials who preside over a baseball game.

   “The umpire called the pitch a strike.”

4. 4

   The official who stands behind the line on the defensive side.

   “The umpire must keep on his toes as the play often occurs around him.”

5. 5

   A match official on the ground deciding and enforcing the rules during play. As of 2007 the Australian Football League uses 3, or in the past 2 or just 1. The other officials, the goal umpires and boundary umpires, are normally not called just umpires alone.

6. 6

   A person who arbitrates between contending parties.

7. 7

   The official who presides over a curling game.