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arbiter - 10 thesaurus results
| Main Entry: | arbiter |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person who settles dispute |
| Synonyms: | arbitrator, go-between, judge, maven, mediator, moderator, referee, umpire, adjudicator, fixer, holdout, middleperson |
| Notes: | an arbitrator is appointed; an arbiter has no such authority but his/her opinion is valued |
| Main Entry: | arbitrator |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | settler of a dispute |
| Synonyms: | arbiter, go-between, judge, maven, mediator, referee, umpire, adjudicator, fixer, holdout, middleperson |
| Main Entry: | connoisseur |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | authority |
| Synonyms: | adept, aesthete, aficionado, arbiter, bon vivant, buff*, cognoscente, critic, devotee, dilettante, epicure, expert, fan, freak*, gourmet, judge, maven*, nut*, savant, specialist, appreciator, one into |
| Antonyms: | ignoramus |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | judge |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person who arbitrates |
| Synonyms: | arbiter, authority, bench, court, critic, expert, honor, inspector, intercessor, intermediary, interpreter, judiciary, justice, magistrate, marshal, moderator, negotiator, peacemaker, referee, umpire, warden, adjudicator, appraiser, assessor, chancellor, conciliator, evaluator, justice of peace, legal official, magister, ombudsman, reconciler |
| Main Entry: | mediator |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person who negotiates agreement |
| Synonyms: | advocate, arbiter, arbitrator, broker, go-between*, intermediary, judge, medium, middle person, moderator, negotiator, peacemaker, referee, troubleshooter*, umpire, conciliator, fixer, interagent, interceder, intermediator, ref, rent-a-judge |
| Antonyms: | fighter, arguer |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | referee |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person who mediates, judges |
| Synonyms: | arbiter, arbitrator, judge, umpire, adjudicator, conciliator, ref |
| Main Entry: | umpire |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person who settles dispute |
| Synonyms: | arbiter, arbitrator, inspector, judge, justice, mediator, moderator, negotiator, peacemaker, proprietor, referee, settler, adjudicator, assessor, compromiser, ref, ump |
| Main Entry: | third party |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | group other than principals |
| Synonyms: | arbiter, arbitrator, mediator, minor party, third force, unbiased observer |
| Main Entry: | critic |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | analyst, interpreter |
| Synonyms: | arbiter, authority, cartoonist, commentator, connoisseur, diagnostic, expert, judge, pundit, reviewer, sharpshooter, analyzer, annotator, caricaturist, evaluator, expositor |
| Main Entry: | authority |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | expert, animate or inanimate |
| Synonyms: | arbiter, aristocrat, bible, big cheese*, big shot*, boss, brass*, buff*, city hall*, connoisseur, czar, egghead*, establishment*, executive, expert, front office*, governor, guru, judge, law*, pro, professional, professor, pundit, scholar, specialist, textbook*, upstairs, veteran, virtuoso, whiz, wizard, CEO, big wig, brains, exec, feds, ivory dome, kingfish, kingpin, power elite, top brass, top dog, top hand |
* = informal/non-formal usage
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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