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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. someone chosen to judge and decide a disputed issue;
- Example: "the critic was considered to be an arbiter of modern literature"
- Example: "the arbitrator's authority derived from the consent of the disputants"
- Example: "an umpire was appointed to settle the tax case"
[syn: arbiter, arbitrator, umpire]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Arbitrator \Ar"bi*tra`tor\, n. [L., fr. arbitrari: cf. F. arbitrateur.] 1. A person, or one of two or more persons, chosen by parties who have a controversy, to determine their differences. See Arbitration. [1913 Webster] 2. 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. --Milton. [1913 Webster] Masters of their own terms and arbitrators of a peace. --Addison. [1913 Webster] Syn: Judge; umpire; referee; arbiter. See Judge. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

arbitrator n 1: someone chosen to judge and decide a disputed issue; "the critic was considered to be an arbiter of modern literature"; "the arbitrator's authority derived from the consent of the disputants"; "an umpire was appointed to settle the tax case" [syn: arbiter, arbitrator, umpire]
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0:

33 Moby Thesaurus words for "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 observer