umpire
Calls the strikes
An umpire is an official who enforces rules and makes judgments in sports, especially baseball and cricket.
Unlike referees, umpires typically remain stationary and rule on plays in their zone: The umpire called him out at home plate.
Extended to any neutral arbiter who settles disputes: We need an umpire to decide this argument.
Sports rule enforcer
- plateFlat dish for food
- diamondCrystallized carbon gemstone
- infieldBaseball's inner diamond
- outfieldField beyond bases
strike · ball · foul · home run · inning · batter · pitcher · catcher
Sports rule enforcer
- callContact by phone
- rulingFormal legal determination
- decisionSettled course of action
- signalMessage-conveying cue
whistle · flag · replay · review · challenge · ejection · penalty · infraction
Sports rule enforcer
- chairSingle-person sitting furniture
- line judgeSports boundary arbiter
- serviceAid or maintenance
- faultImperfection or blame
let · net · court · challenge · Hawk-Eye · deuce · advantage · baseline
Neutral conflict resolver
- arbitratorOne who resolves disputes
- adjudicatorOne rendering formal decisions
- negotiatorOne who bargains professionally
- conciliatorOne who restores harmony
intermediary · peacemaker · facilitator · go-between · referee · resolver · broker · liaison
Sports rule enforcer
- wicketSmall subsidiary entrance
- overAbove or exceeding
- inningsTeam batting periods
- bowlerPin-toppling player
batsman · crease · no-ball · wide · stumps · howzat · appeal · boundary
Just and equal treatment
- neutralityState of taking sides
- objectivityFreedom from personal bias
- equityImpartial treatment or ownership value
- integrityMoral soundness and consistency
honesty · evenhandedness · unbiased · balance · fair play · judgment · consistency · credibility
Settled course of action
- rulingFormal legal determination
- verdictOfficial court decision
- callContact by phone
- interpretationAssigned meaning
discretion · assessment · deliberation · discernment · evaluation · reasoning · determination · opinion
referee
Sports rule enforcer
outfield · strike · ball · foul · home run · inning · batter · pitcher · catcher · safe
referee
Sports rule enforcer
signal · whistle · flag · replay · review · challenge · ejection · penalty · infraction · violation
referee
Sports rule enforcer
- chairSingle-person sitting furniture
- line judgeSports boundary arbiter
- serviceAid or maintenance
fault · let · net · court · challenge · Hawk-Eye · deuce · advantage · baseline · out
mediator
Neutral conflict resolver
- arbitratorOne who resolves disputes
- adjudicatorOne rendering formal decisions
- negotiatorOne who bargains professionally
conciliator · intermediary · peacemaker · facilitator · go-between · referee · resolver · broker · liaison · reconciler
referee
Sports rule enforcer
bowler · batsman · crease · no-ball · wide · stumps · howzat · appeal · boundary · run out
fairness
Just and equal treatment
- neutralityState of taking sides
- objectivityFreedom from personal bias
- equityImpartial treatment or ownership value
integrity · honesty · evenhandedness · unbiased · balance · fair play · judgment · consistency · credibility · authority
decision
Settled course of action
interpretation · discretion · assessment · deliberation · discernment · evaluation · reasoning · determination · opinion · analysis
- tennisace, serve, forehand, backhand, volley
- baseballbaseball, bat, pitchers, catchers, pitcher
- Baseball Peoplepitcher, catcher, shortstop, first baseman, second baseman
- evaluatorsevaluator, assessor, appraiser, reviewer, critic
- game officialsreferee, judge, official, linesman, head referee
- Rules & Enforcementreferee, police, judge, penalty, fine
umpireplayer
Game participant
competitor · contestant · athlete · batter · participant
umpireequivocator
One who speaks ambiguously
fence-sitter · hedger · waffler · pussyfoot · ditherer
umpirepartisan
Biased toward one side
advocate · cheerleader · homer · stakeholder · provocateur
- chair umpireMatch official on platform
- home plate umpireOfficial judging pitches
- umpire chairRaised seat for officiating
- tennis umpireReferee for racket sport
- umpire signalsOfficial's gestural rulings
- line umpireBoundary call official