arbiter

ˈɑrbɪtər

Definition

Definition of arbiter - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

authorityperson with power to judge or decide

The committee appointed her as the arbiter of the dispute.

judge

mediator

referee

fashionperson influencing taste or style

He is an arbiter of modern fashion trends.

authority

connoisseur

judge

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Expressions with arbiter

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fashion arbiter

person who popularizes new fashion trends

The designer became a fashion arbiter overnight.

Origin of arbiter

Latin, arbiter (judge)

Terms with arbiter included in their meaning

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arbitration

authoritative judgment

act of making authoritative decisions as an arbiter

supreme authority

legal

recognized final arbiter in legal matters

doomster

history

judge or arbiter in historical Scotland

odd man

arbiter

person with a deciding vote in a group

Examples of arbiter in a sentence

An arbiter was appointed to oversee the negotiations.
She became an arbiter in the world of haute couture.
As an arbiter, his opinions shaped the art community.

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French:arbitre, influenceur, ...
German:Schiedsrichter, Stilrichter, ...
Italian:arbitro, ...
Spanish:árbitro, referente, ...
Portuguese:árbitro, árbitro de moda, ...
Chinese:裁决人, 时尚仲裁者, ...
Japanese:裁定者, 権威, ...
Arabic:حَكَم, مِرْجَع, ...
Hebrew:מַכְרִיעַ, פּוֹסֵק, ...
Russian:арбитр, ...
Ukrainian:арбітр, законодавець моди, ...
Hindi:निर्णायक, रुचिनिर्धारक, ...
Bengali:সালিশকারী, রুচিনির্ধারক, ...
Catalan:àrbitre, prescriptor, ...
Czech:rozhodce, arbitr vkusu, ...
Danish:en afgører, smagsdommer, ...
Dutch:scheidsrechter, ...
Greek:διαιτητής, διαμορφωτής τάσεων, ...
Hungarian:döntőbíró, divatdiktátor, ...
Khmer:អាជ្ញាកណ្ដាល, អ្នកកំណត់និន្នាការម៉ូដ, ...
Korean:중재자, 심판자, ...
Persian:داور, مرجع, ...
Polish:arbiter, znawca, ...
Portuguese (BR):árbitro, ...
Romanian:arbitru, influencer, ...
Swedish:en skiljedomare, smakdomare, ...
Thai:ผู้ชี้ขาด, ผู้ชี้นำรสนิยม, ...
Turkish:hakem, moda otoritesi, ...
Vietnamese:trọng tài, người định hình xu hướng, ...

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