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English Dictionary: arbitrator	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for arbitrator
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
arbitrator n 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]:
Arbitrator \Ar"bi*tra`tor\, n. [L., fr. arbitrari: cf. F. arbitrateur.] 1. A person, or one of two or more persons, chosen by parties who have a controversy, to determine their differences. See {Arbitration}. 2. One who has the power of deciding or prescribing without control; a ruler; a governor. Though Heaven be shut, And Heaven's high Arbitrators sit secure. --Milton. Masters of their own terms and arbitrators of a peace. --Addison. Syn: Judge; umpire; referee; arbiter. See {Judge}.