Arbiter : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: Arbiter	by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
arbiter n someone with the power to settle matters at will; "she was the final arbiter on all matters of fashion" Synonym(s): arbiter, supreme authority someone chosen to judge and decide a disputed issue; "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" Synonym(s): arbiter, arbitrator, umpire
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Arbiter \Ar"biter\, n. [L. arbiter; ar- (for ad) + the root of betere to go; hence properly, one who comes up to look on.] 1. A person appointed, or chosen, by parties to determine a controversy between them. Note: In modern usage, arbitrator is the technical word. 2. Any person who has the power of judging and determining, or ordaining, without control; one whose power of deciding and governing is not limited. For Jove is arbiter* of both to man. --Cowper. Syn: Arbitrator; umpire; director; referee; controller; ruler; governor.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Arbiter \Ar"biter\, v. t. To act as arbiter* between. [Obs.]