arbitrator

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noun

A person to whom the authority to settle or judge a dispute is delegated.

Similar
arbiterumpire
OriginMiddle English arbitrator ← Late Latin arbitrātor →
Less commonScrabble 12
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Meanings

nounarbitrator (plural arbitrators)

plural arbitrators · alternative obsolete rare arbitratour

  1. A person to whom the authority to settle or judge a dispute is delegated.

    Synonyms: arbiter

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA person to whom the authority to settle or judge a dispute is delegated.

Similar
arbiter

More synonyms by meaning

nounsomeone chosen to judge and decide a disputed issue

Similar
arbiterumpire
Broader
evaluatorjudge
Also see
arbiterdeterminerdoomsmanumpire

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Late Latinarbitrātor
  2. Middle Englisharbitrator
  3. Englisharbitrator

From Middle English arbitrator, from Late Latin arbitrātor, from arbitror.

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Translations

Ancient Greek διαιτητής
  • διαιτητής (diaitētḗs)person who settles or judges
Arabic مُحَكَّم
  • مُحَكَّم (muḥakkam)person who settles or judges
Chinese Mandarin 仲裁人
  • 仲裁人 (zhòngcáirén)person who settles or judges
Czech arbitr
  • arbitrperson who settles or judges
Finnish välimies, arbitraattori
  • välimiesperson who settles or judges
  • arbitraattoriperson who settles or judges
French arbitre
  • arbitreperson who settles or judges
German Schiedsrichter, Schiedsrichterin
  • Schiedsrichterperson who settles or judges
  • Schiedsrichterinperson who settles or judges
Greek διαιτητής
  • διαιτητής (diaititís)person who settles or judges
Hawaiian ʻuao
  • ʻuaoperson who settles or judges
Hindi मध्यस्थ
  • मध्यस्थ (madhyasth)person who settles or judges
Latin disceptātor, disceptātrix
  • disceptātorperson who settles or judges
  • disceptātrixperson who settles or judges
Māori kaitakawaenga, takawaenga
  • kaitakawaengaperson who settles or judges
  • takawaengaperson who settles or judges
Portuguese arbitrador, árbitro
  • arbitradorperson who settles or judges
  • árbitroperson who settles or judges
Romanian arbitru
  • arbitruperson who settles or judges
Russian арби́тр
  • арби́тр (arbítr)person who settles or judges
Spanish árbitro, árbitra
  • árbitroperson who settles or judges
  • árbitraperson who settles or judges
Swedish skiljedomare, skiljeman
  • skiljedomareperson who settles or judges
  • skiljemanperson who settles or judges
Turkish hakem, yargıcı
  • hakemperson who settles or judges
  • yargıcıperson who settles or judges
Welsh dyddiwr
  • dyddiwrperson who settles or judges
Cite this entry
APA

arbitrator. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/arbitrator

MLA

“arbitrator.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/arbitrator. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “arbitrator,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/arbitrator.

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