arbitrator Meaning, Definition & Usage

noun someone chosen to judge and decide a disputed issue
arbiter; umpire.
- 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

L., fr. arbitrari: cf. F. arbitrateur.

A person, or one of two or more persons, chosen by parties who have a controversy, to determine their differences. See Arbitration.
One who has the power of deciding or prescribing without control; a ruler; a governor.
Though Heaven be shut, And Heaven's high Arbitrators sit secure. Milton.

Masters of their own terms and arbitrators of a peace. Addison.
Syn. -- Judge; umpire; referee; arbiter. See Judge.