Schlichter — meaning in English

English meaning

• arbiter noun Someone chosen by two sides to settle a dispute between them.
• conciliator noun Someone who helps settle a disagreement between others.
• referee noun The official who enforces the rules during a sports match.
• settler noun A person who moves to and establishes a home in a new, often previously unsettled, area.
• umpire noun An official who oversees a sports match and enforces its rules, such as in baseball, cricket, or tennis.

Senses

Schlichter is used for these senses in English:

• arbiter A person appointed, or chosen, by parties to determine a controversy between them; an arbitrator.
• referee A person who settles a dispute.
• settler Someone who decides or settles something, such as a dispute.
• umpire (law) A person who arbitrates between contending parties.

arbiter — full definition

1. noun Someone chosen by two sides to settle a dispute between them.
2. noun Someone or something with the power to judge or decide, without needing anyone else's approval.

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