different between umpire vs caddie

English

Etymology

From a Middle English rebracketing of noumpere, from Old French nonper (“odd number, not even (as a tie-breaking arbitrator)”), from non (“not”) + per (“equal”), from Latin par (“equal”).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /??m.pa?.?(?)/
• Rhymes: -a??(?)

Noun

umpire (plural umpires)

1. (tennis, badminton) The official who presides over a tennis game sat on a high chair.
2. (cricket) One of the two white-coated officials who preside over a cricket match.
3. (baseball) One of usually 4 officials who preside over a baseball game.

4. (American football) The official who stands behind the line on the defensive side.

5. (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.
6. (law) A person who arbitrates between contending parties.
7. (curling) The official who presides over a curling game.

Coordinate terms

• referee

Usage notes

• In general, and as a usage guideline, a referee moves around with the game, while an umpire stays (approximately) in one place.

Translations

Verb

umpire (third-person singular simple present umpires, present participle umpiring, simple past and past participle umpired)

1. (sports, intransitive) To act as an umpire in a game.

   Coordinate term: referee

2. (transitive) To decide as an umpire.

   Synonyms: arbitrate, settle

   • Judges appointed to umpire the matter in contest between them, and to decide where the right lies.

Translations

See also

• Category:English rebracketings.

Further reading

• referee on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• umpire (cricket) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• umpire (baseball) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• impure, rumpie

Spanish

Noun

umpire m (plural umpires)

1. umpire

English

Alternative forms

• caddy

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?kædi/
• Rhymes: -ædi
• Homophones: cattie, catty (in some dialects)

Etymology 1

From Scots caddie, from the French cadet.

Noun

caddie (plural caddies)

1. (golf) A golfer's assistant and adviser.
2. Alternative form of cadie (Scottish errand boy)

Derived terms

• forecaddie

Translations

Verb

caddie (third-person singular simple present caddies, present participle caddying or caddieing, simple past and past participle caddied)

1. (intransitive) To serve as a golf caddie.

Translations

Etymology 2

From Malay kati.

Noun

caddie (plural caddies)

1. A small tray with a handle and compartments for holding items.
2. A lightweight freestanding rack designed to hold accessories.
3. A lightweight wheeled cart, often fitted with shelves or racks, or attached to a bicycle as a conveyance for a child.
4. A tea caddy.

Translations

References

• Douglas Harper (2001–2021) , “caddy”, in Online Etymology Dictionary
• Douglas Harper (2001–2021) , “caddie”, in Online Etymology Dictionary

Anagrams

• Eddaic, addice

Finnish

Noun

caddie

1. caddie

Declension

French

Alternative forms

• (golf) caddy

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ka.di/

Noun

caddie m (plural caddies)

1. shopping cart (conveyance used to carry items while shopping)
2. (golf) caddie

Synonyms

• (shopping cart): chariot

Further reading

• “caddie” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Anagrams

• décadi
• décida

Scots

Etymology

From French cadet.

Noun

caddie (plural caddies)

1. caddie
2. A youth or boy who does odd jobs.

Descendants

• ? English: caddie, caddy, cad

Spanish

Noun

caddie m or f (plural caddies)

1. caddie (in golf)

Swedish

Noun

caddie c

1. (golf) caddie; a golfer's assistant

Declension