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Reviewer vs Umpire - What's the difference?

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Reviewer is a related term of umpire.


As nouns the difference between reviewer and umpire

is that reviewer is a person who writes critical reviews for a newspaper or other publication; a critic while umpire is (tennis) the official who presides over a tennis game sat on a high chair.

As a verb umpire is

(sports|intransitive) to act as an umpire in a game.

reviewer

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • A person who writes critical reviews for a newspaper or other publication; a critic
  • umpire

    English

    (wikipedia umpire)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (tennis) The official who presides over a tennis game sat on a high chair.
  • (cricket) One of the two white-coated officials who preside over a cricket match.
  • (baseball) One of usually 4 officials who preside over a baseball game.
  • The umpire called the pitch a strike.
  • (American football) The official who stands behind the line on the defensive side.
  • The umpire must keep on his toes as the play often occurs around him.
  • (Australian rules football) A match official on the ground deciding and enforcing the rules during play. As of 2007 the Australian Football League uses 3, or in the past 2 or just 1. The other officials, the goal umpires and boundary umpires, are normally not called just umpires alone.
  • (legal) A person who arbitrates between contending parties
  • Usage notes

    * In general, a referee moves around with the game, while an umpire stays (approximately) in one place.

    Verb

    (umpir)
  • (sports) To act as an umpire in a game.
  • To decide as an umpire; to arbitrate; to settle (a dispute, etc.).
  • * South
  • Judges appointed to umpire the matter in contest between them, and to decide where the right lies.

    Synonyms

    * referee