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chair umpire

chair umpire noun: the official who sits in the umpire chair, who is the main authority during a match.

chair umpire: the official who sits in the umpire chair, who is the main authority during a match
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Noun

chair umpire (plural chair umpires)

  1. The official who sits in the umpire chair, who is the main authority during a match

Forms of chair umpire

pluralchair umpires

Questions about chair umpire

What does chair umpire mean?
Chair umpire means the official who sits in the umpire chair, who is the main authority during a match.
What part of speech is chair umpire?
Chair umpire is a noun.
What is the plural of chair umpire?
The plural of chair umpire is chair umpires.

Words near chair umpire in the dictionary

  1. chair seater
  2. chair seaters
  3. chair seats
  4. chair time
  5. chair times
  6. chair umpire
  7. chair umpires
  8. chair up
  9. chair-lift
  10. chair-lifts
  11. chair-railed

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