Dictionary Definition
arbiter
Noun
1 someone with the power to settle matters at
will; "she was the final arbiter on all matters of fashion" [syn:
supreme
authority]
2 someone chosen to judge and decide a disputed
issue [syn: arbitrator]
User Contributed Dictionary
English
Pronunciation
- IPA: /ˈɑːbɪtə(r)/
Noun
arbiter
- A person appointed, or chosen, by parties to determine a controversy between them; an arbitrator.
- (With of) Any person who has the power of judging and determining, or ordaining, without control; one whose power of deciding and governing is not limited; as, an arbiter of fashion.
Translations
determine controversy
- Finnish: välittäjä, sovittelija
- French: arbitre
- German: Schlichter , Schiedsrichter
judge without control
Verb
to arbiter
- To act as arbiter between.
Inflection
Extensive Definition
Arbiter may refer to:
- Arbiter (electronics), in computing and electronics a circuitry component
- Arbiter (Halo), a character in the Halo video game series
- Arbitration, in law a method of dispute resolution
- HMS Arbiter (D31), an escort aircraft carrier in the Royal Navy of the United Kingdom
- Referee in sporting matches
- International Arbiter, in chess a title conferred by FIDE to match referees
- Memory
arbiter, in computing a computer hardware management and
synchronization component
- Wavefront arbiter, a commercial memory arbiter optimized for high-speed operation
- Petronius, a Roman author and satirist known formally as Gaius Petronius Arbiter
- Arbiter-class starships, Protoss support vessels in the StarCraft science-fiction series.
- Arbiter, a brand of drums from the UK
arbiter in German: Arbiter
(Begriffsklärung)
arbiter in Dutch: Arbiter
arbiter in Russian: Арбитраж
Synonyms, Antonyms and Related Words
JP,
Justice, amateur, arbiter elegantiarum,
arbiter of taste, arbitrator, authority, bencher, bon vivant, cognoscente, collector, connaisseur, connoisseur, critic, dilettante, epicure, epicurean, expert, good judge, gourmand, gourmet, his honor, his
lordship, his worship, impartial arbitrator, indicator, judge, justice, magistrate, maven, moderator, referee, refined palate, third
party, umpire, unbiased
observer, virtuoso