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third umpire

third um·pire (plural third um·pires)


noun 
Definition:
 
cricket umpire using video replay: a cricket umpire stationed off the field of play who can be asked by the umpires on the field to make decisions on the basis of a video replay. The third umpire is most often appealed to for a rule on whether a batsman has been run out.

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