umpireEnglishOxford English Thesaurusumpire noun the crowd were clamouring for the umpire to reverse the decision: referee, linesman, referee's assistant, assistant referee, judge, line judge, chair umpire, adjudicator, arbitrator, arbiter, moderator, overseer, supervisor; informal ref; North American, informal ump.verb he umpired boat races on the River Wear: referee, adjudicate, arbitrate, judge, moderate, oversee, supervise; Cricket stand; informal ref.umpire Oxford Dictionary of English