Umpire
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Names in other languages
- DeutschUmpire
- EnglishUmpire
- العربيةمحكم
- עבריתשופט
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An umpire is an official in a variety of sports and competition who is responsible for enforcing the rules of the sport, including sportsmanship decisions such as ejection. The word has been applied to the officials of many sports, including baseball, association football (where it has been superseded by assistant-referee), and cricket (which still uses it).
An umpire is an official in a variety of sports and competition who is responsible for enforcing the rules of the sport, including sportsmanship decisions such as ejection. The word has been applied to the officials of many sports, including baseball, association football (where it has been superseded by assistant-referee), and cricket (which still uses it).
Etymology
The term derives from the Old French , , and , : (as evidenced in cricket, where dismissal decisions can only be made on appeal). shows up around 1350 before undergoing a linguistic shift known as false splitting. It was written in 1426–1427 as ; later, the n was lost, becoming assimilated into the indefinite article an. The earliest version without the leading n shows up as , a variant spelling in Middle English, ca. 1440, supplanted by around 1475.
See also
Umpire abuse Referee
References
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