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arbiter definition

ar·bi·ter (är′bət ər)

noun

  1. a person selected to judge a dispute; umpire; arbitrator
  2. a person fully authorized or qualified to judge or decide

Etymology: L, orig., one who goes to a place, a witness, judge < ad-, to + baetere, to come, go

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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