noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
noun
Meaning 1
A person to whom the authority to settle or judge a dispute is delegated.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
someone chosen to judge and decide a disputed issue
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
the critic was considered to be an arbiter of modern literature
the arbitrator's authority derived from the consent of the disputants
an umpire was appointed to settle the tax case
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: arbiter, umpire
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: evaluator, judge
Narrower terms: third party
History
Etymology
From Middle English arbitrator, from Late Latin arbitrātor, from arbitror.
Across languages
Translations
28 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Azerbaijani:
həkəm
— person who settles or judges
Azerbaijani:
münsif
— person who settles or judges
Chinese Mandarin:
仲裁人
(zhòngcáirén)
— person who settles or judges
Czech:
arbitr
— person who settles or judges
Finnish:
välimies
— person who settles or judges
Finnish:
arbitraattori
— person who settles or judges
French:
arbitre
— person who settles or judges
German:
Schiedsrichter
— person who settles or judges
German:
Schiedsrichterin
— person who settles or judges
Greek:
διαιτητής
(diaititís)
— person who settles or judges
Ancient Greek:
διαιτητής
(diaitētḗs)
— person who settles or judges
Hawaiian:
ʻuao
— person who settles or judges
Hindi:
मध्यस्थ
(madhyasth)
— person who settles or judges
Latin:
disceptātor
— person who settles or judges
Latin:
disceptātrix
— person who settles or judges
Māori:
kaitakawaenga
— person who settles or judges
Māori:
takawaenga
— person who settles or judges
Portuguese:
arbitrador
— person who settles or judges
Portuguese:
árbitro
— person who settles or judges
Romanian:
arbitru
— person who settles or judges
Russian:
арби́тр
(arbítr)
— person who settles or judges
Spanish:
árbitro
— person who settles or judges
Spanish:
árbitra
— person who settles or judges
Swedish:
skiljedomare
— person who settles or judges
