(also AmE informal ump) (in sports such as tennis and baseball) a person whose job is to watch a game and make sure that rules are not broken:
The umpire's decision is final.
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verb to act as the umpire in a game or competition: [V] We need someone to umpire. * [VN] to umpire a game of baseball / cricket
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