English-Thai Dictionary

arbiter

N ผู้ตัดสิน  ผู้ชี้ขาด  umpire arbitretor judge phu-tad-sin

 

arbiter

N ผู้ ที่ มีอิทธิพล  ผู้ ที่ มีอำนาจ  phu-ti-mee-it-ti-pon

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

ARBITER

n.[L.] 1. A person appointed, or chosen by parties in controversy, to decide their differences. This is its sense in the civil law. In modern usage, arbitrator is the technical word.
2. In a general sense, now most common, a person who has the power of judging and determining, without control; one whose power of deciding and governing is not limited.
3. One that commands the destiny, or holds the empire of a nation or state.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

ARBITER

Ar "bi *ter, n. Etym: [L. arbiter; ar- (for ad ) + the root of betere to go; hence properly, one who comes up to look on. ]

 

1. A person appointed, or chosen, by parties to determine a controversy between them.

 

Note: In modern usage, arbitrator is the technical word.

 

2. Any person who has the power of judging and determining, or ordaining, without control; one whose power of deciding and governing is not limited. For Jove is arbiter of both to man. Cowper.

 

Syn. -- Arbitrator; umpire; director; referee; controller; ruler; governor.

 

ARBITER

ARBITER Ar "bi *ter, v. t.

 

Defn: To act as arbiter between. [Obs. ]

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

arbiter

ar bi ter |ˈärbitər ˈɑrbədər | ▶noun a person who settles a dispute or has ultimate authority in a matter: the military acted as arbiter of conflicts between political groups. • a person whose views or actions have great influence over trends in social behavior: an arbiter of taste. ORIGIN late Middle English: from Latin, ‘judge, supreme ruler. ’

 

arbiter elegantiarum

ar bi ter e le gan ti a rum |ˌeliˌganSHēˈärəm ˌɑrbətərˌɛləɡɑnʃiˈɑrəm |(also arbiter elegantiae |ˌeliˈganSHēˌē, -ī |) ▶noun a judge of artistic taste and etiquette. ORIGIN early 19th cent.: Latin, ‘judge of elegance, ’ used by Tacitus to describe Petronius, Gaius, arbiter of taste at Nero's court.

 

Oxford Dictionary

arbiter

arbiter |ˈɑːbɪtə | ▶noun a person who settles a dispute or has ultimate authority in a matter: the Secretary of State is the final arbiter. • a person whose views or actions have influence in a particular sphere: an arbiter of taste. ORIGIN late Middle English: from Latin, ‘judge, supreme ruler ’.

 

arbiter elegantiarum

arbiter elegantiarum |ˌɛlɪgantɪˈɑːrəm |(also arbiter elegantiae |ˌɛlɪˈgantɪʌɪ |) ▶noun a judge of artistic taste and etiquette. ORIGIN Latin, ‘judge of elegance ’, used by Tacitus to describe Petronius, Gaius, arbiter of taste at Nero's court.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

arbiter

arbiter noun 1 an arbiter between Moscow and Washington. See arbitrator. 2 the great arbiter of fashion: authority, judge, controller, director; master, expert, pundit.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

arbiter

arbiter noun 1 he believed that Britain could play a major role as arbiter between Moscow and Washington. See arbitrator. 2 the great arbiter of fashion: judge, authority, determiner, controller, director, governor, master, expert, pundit, critic.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

arbiter

ar bi ter /ɑ́ː r bətə r /名詞 C 1 裁決 [決定 ]者 ; (ある分野の )権威 .2 仲裁する人 (arbitrator ).