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arbiter
('/A/rb/I/t/@/r )

noun (n)

  • someone with the power to settle matters at will(noun.person)
    Example:
    She was the final arbiter on all matters of fashion.
    source: wordnet30
  • someone chosen to judge and decide a disputed issue(noun.person)
    Example:
    The critic was considered to be an arbiter of modern literature.
    Synonym:
    arbitrator, umpire
    source: wordnet30
  • A person appointed, or chosen, by parties to determine a controversy between them.(noun)
    source: webster1913

verb (v)

  • To act as arbiter between.(verb)
    source: webster1913
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