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arbitrator
CIDE DICTIONARY
arbitrator, n. [L., fr. arbitrari: cf. F. arbitrateur.].
- A person, or one of two or more persons, chosen by parties who have a controversy, to determine their differences. See Arbitration. [1913 Webster]
- One who has the power of deciding or prescribing without control; a ruler; a governor. [1913 Webster]"Though Heaven be shut,
And Heaven's high Arbitrators sit secure." [1913 Webster]"Masters of their own terms and arbitrators of a peace." [1913 Webster]
Syn. -- Judge; umpire; referee; arbiter. See Judge.
OXFORD DICTIONARY
arbitrator, n. a person appointed to settle a dispute; an arbiter.
Derivative
arbitratorship n.
Etymology
ME f. LL (as ARBITRATION, -OR(1))
THESAURUS
arbitrator
JP, Justice, arbiter, bencher, broker, connection, contact, critic, go-between, his honor, his lordship, his worship, impartial arbitrator, indicator, interagent, intermediary, intermediate, intermedium, internuncio, interpleader, judge, justice, magistrate, mediator, medium, middleman, moderator, negotiant, negotiator, referee, third party, umpire, unbiased observerROGET THESAURUS
arbitrator
Mediation
N mediation, mediatorship, mediatization, intervention, interposition, interference, intermeddling, intercession, arbitration, flag of truce, good offices, peace offering, parley, negotiation, diplomatics, diplomacy, compromise, mediator, arbitrator, intercessor, peacemaker, makepeace, negotiator, go-between, diplomatist, moderator, propitiator, umpire, mediatory.Consignee
N consignee, trustee, nominee, committee, agent, delegate, commissary, commissioner, emissary, envoy, commissionaire, messenger, diplomatist, diplomat, diplomate, corps diplomatique, embassy, ambassador, embassador, representative, resident, consul, legate, nuncio, internuncio, charge d'affaires, attache, vicegerent, plenipotentiary, functionary, placeman, curator, treasurer, factor, bailiff, clerk, secretary, attorney, advocate, solicitor, proctor, broker, underwriter, commission agent, auctioneer, one's man of business, factotum, caretaker, dalal, dubash, garnishee, gomashta, negotiator, go-between, middleman, under agent, employe, servant, referee, arbitrator, traveler, bagman, commis-voyageur, touter, commercial traveler, drummer, traveling man, newspaper correspondent, own correspondent, special correspondent.Judge
N judge, justice, justiciar, justiciary, chancellor, justice of assize, judge of assize, recorder, common sergeant, puisne judge, assistant judge, county court judge, conservator of the peace, justice of the peace, J, P, court, magistrate, police magistrate, beak, his worship, his honor, his lordship, jury, twelve men in a box, Lord Chancellor, Lord Justice, Master of the Rolls, Vice Chancellor, Lord Chief Justice, Chief Baron, Mr, Justice, Associate Justice, Chief Justice, Baron, Baron of the Exchequer, jurat, assessor, arbiter, arbitrator, umpire, referee, referendary, revising barrister, domesman, censor, barmaster, ephor, grand juror, grand juryman, juryman, talesman, archon, tribune, praetor, syndic, podesta, mollah, ulema, mufti, cadi, kadi, Rhadamanthus, litigant, judicial, a Daniel come to judgment.Judgment
N judgment, result, conclusion, upshot, deduction, inference, ergotism, illation, corollary, porism, moral, estimation, valuation, appreciation, judication, dijudication, adjudication, arbitrament, arbitrement, arbitration, assessment, ponderation, valorization, award, estimate, review, criticism, critique, notice, report, decision, determination, judgment, finding, verdict, sentence, decree, findings of fact, findings of law, res judicata, plebiscite, voice, casting vote, vote, opinion, good judgment, judge, umpire, arbiter, arbitrator, asessor, referee, censor, reviewer, critic, connoisseur, commentator, inspector, inspecting officer, twenty-twenty hindsight, armchair general, monday morning quarterback, judging, judicious, determinate, conclusive, on the whole, all things considered, a Daniel come to judgment, and stand a critic, hated yet caress'd, it is much easier to be critical than to be correc, la critique est aisee et l'art est difficile, nothing if not critical, O most lame and impotent conclusion.For further exploring for "arbitrator" in Webster Dictionary Online