adjudicator

Other forms: adjudicators

Definitions of adjudicator

1. noun

   a person who studies and settles conflicts and disputes
   types:

   judge, jurist, justice

   a public official authorized to decide questions brought before a court of justice

   official

   someone who administers the rules of a game or sport

   alcalde

   a mayor or chief magistrate of a Spanish town

   chief justice

   the judge who presides over a supreme court

   Daniel

   a wise and upright judge

   doge

   formerly the chief magistrate in the republics of Venice and Genoa

   football official

   an official who enforces the rules at a football game

   justiciar, justiciary

   formerly a high judicial officer

   linesman

   official (in tennis, soccer, football, etc.) who assists the referee in some way (especially by watching for out of bounds or offside)

   magistrate

   a lay judge or civil authority who administers the law (especially one who conducts a court dealing with minor offenses)

   ordinary

   a judge of a probate court

   praetor, pretor

   an annually elected magistrate of the ancient Roman Republic

   qadi

   an Islamic judge

   recorder

   a barrister or solicitor who serves as part-time judge in towns or boroughs

   ref, referee

   (sports) the chief official (as in boxing or American football) who is expected to ensure fair play

   scorekeeper, scorer

   an official who records the score during the progress of a game

   dispatcher, starter

   the official who signals the beginning of a race or competition

   timekeeper, timer

   (sports) an official who keeps track of the time elapsed

   trial judge

   a judge in a trial court

   trier

   one (as a judge) who examines and settles a case

   ump, umpire

   an official at a sporting event such as baseball, softball, or tennis

   type of:

   individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul

   a human being