| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| SYLLABICATION: | ar·bi·ter |
| PRONUNCIATION: |  är b -t r |
| NOUN: | 1. One chosen or appointed to judge or decide a disputed issue; an arbitrator. 2. One who has the power to judge or ordain at will: an arbiter of fashion. See synonyms at judge. | | ETYMOLOGY: | Middle English arbitre, from Old French, from Latin arbiter, of Phoenician origin. See  rb in Appendix II.
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