"arbiter" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈɑːbɪtə(ɹ)/ [Received-Pronunciation] Audio: en-us-arbiter.ogg [US] Forms: arbiters [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English arbiter, arbytour, arbitre, from Old French arbitre, from Latin arbiter (“a witness, judge, literally one who goes to see”). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|arbiter}} Middle English arbiter, {{m|enm|arbytour}} arbytour, {{m|enm|arbitre}} arbitre, {{der|en|fro|arbitre}} Old French arbitre, {{der|en|la|arbiter||a witness, judge, literally one who goes to see}} Latin arbiter (“a witness, judge, literally one who goes to see”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} arbiter (plural arbiters)
  1. A person appointed, or chosen, by parties to determine a controversy between them; an arbitrator. Categories (topical): People Translations (a person appointed, or chosen, by parties to determine a controversy between them): διαιτητής (diaitētḗs) [masculine] (Ancient Greek), арбі́тр (arbítr) [masculine] (Belarusian), арбі́тар (arbítar) [masculine] (Belarusian), арби́тър (arbítǎr) [masculine] (Bulgarian), арби́търка (arbítǎrka) [feminine] (Bulgarian), àrbitre [masculine] (Catalan), arbitr [masculine] (Czech), arbiter [masculine] (Dutch), välittäjä (Finnish), sovittelija (Finnish), arbitre [masculine] (French), Schlichter [masculine] (German), Schiedsrichter [masculine] (German), Vermittler [masculine] (German), Schiedsmann [masculine] (German), Schiedsfrau [feminine] (German), döntőbíró (Hungarian), döntnök (Hungarian), arbiter (Indonesian), arbiter [masculine] (Latin), arbiter [masculine] (Polish), árbitro [masculine] (Portuguese), arbitru [masculine] (Romanian), арби́тр (arbítr) [masculine] (Russian), árbitro [masculine] (Spanish), árbitra [feminine] (Spanish), skiljeman (Swedish), skiljedomare (Swedish), арбі́тр (arbítr) [masculine] (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-arbiter-en-noun-mPm~8UGD Disambiguation of People: 95 3 2 0 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 28 34 34 3 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 33 34 31 2 Disambiguation of 'a person appointed, or chosen, by parties to determine a controversy between them': 75 24 1
  2. (with of) A person or object having the power of judging, determining, or ordaining; one whose power of deciding and governing is not limited. Tags: with-of Translations (judge without control): господар (gospodar) (Bulgarian), повелител (povelitel) (Bulgarian), arbitr [masculine] (Czech), arbitre [masculine] (French), Gebieter [masculine] (German), Herr [masculine] (German), Lenker [masculine] (German), Richter [masculine] (German), повели́тель (povelítelʹ) [masculine] (Russian), повели́тельница (povelítelʹnica) [feminine] (Russian), властели́н (vlastelín) [masculine] (Russian), влады́ка (vladýka) [feminine, masculine] (Russian), власти́тель (vlastítelʹ) [masculine] (Russian), власти́тельница (vlastítelʹnica) [feminine] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-arbiter-en-noun-J90ilZh7 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 28 34 34 3 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 33 34 31 2 Disambiguation of 'judge without control': 5 78 17
  3. (electronics) A component in circuitry that allocates scarce resources. Categories (topical): Electronics
    Sense id: en-arbiter-en-noun-SOSFIcSG Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 28 34 34 3 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 33 34 31 2 Topics: business, electrical-engineering, electricity, electromagnetism, electronics, energy, engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: arbitrable, arbitrage, arbitrary, arbitral, arbitrate, arbitration, arbitrator, arbitress

Verb

IPA: /ˈɑːbɪtə(ɹ)/ [Received-Pronunciation] Audio: en-us-arbiter.ogg [US] Forms: arbiters [present, singular, third-person], arbitering [participle, present], arbitered [participle, past], arbitered [past]
Etymology: From Middle English arbiter, arbytour, arbitre, from Old French arbitre, from Latin arbiter (“a witness, judge, literally one who goes to see”). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|arbiter}} Middle English arbiter, {{m|enm|arbytour}} arbytour, {{m|enm|arbitre}} arbitre, {{der|en|fro|arbitre}} Old French arbitre, {{der|en|la|arbiter||a witness, judge, literally one who goes to see}} Latin arbiter (“a witness, judge, literally one who goes to see”) Head templates: {{en-verb}} arbiter (third-person singular simple present arbiters, present participle arbitering, simple past and past participle arbitered)
  1. (transitive) To act as arbiter. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-arbiter-en-verb-9A221zH4

Inflected forms

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