arbiter
Plural: arbiters
Noun
- A person who settles a dispute or has ultimate authority.
- someone with the power to settle matters at will
- "she was the final arbiter on all matters of fashion"
- someone chosen to judge and decide a disputed issue
- "the critic was considered to be an arbiter of modern literature"
- A person appointed, or chosen, by parties to determine a controversy between them; an arbitrator.
- A person or object having the power of judging, determining, or ordaining; one whose power of deciding and governing is not limited.
- A component in circuitry that allocates scarce resources.
Verb
- To act as an arbiter.
Examples
- Television and film, not Vogue and similar magazines, are the arbiters of fashion.
- The official dictionary is the final arbiter of what constitutes a valid word.
Origin / Etymology
From Middle English arbiter, arbytour, arbitre, from Old French arbitre, from Latin arbiter (“a witness, judge, literally one who goes to see”).
Synonyms
arbitrator, supreme authority, umpire
Scrabble Score: 9
arbiter: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordarbiter: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
arbiter: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 10
arbiter: valid Words With Friends Word