# arbiter

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈɑː.bɪ.tə(ɹ)/ · frequency rank #29,540

## Definitions
1. A person appointed, or chosen, by parties to determine a controversy between them; an arbitrator.
2. A person or object having the power of judging, determining, or ordaining; one whose power of deciding and governing is not limited.
3. A component in circuitry that allocates scarce resources.

## Etymology
From Middle English arbiter, arbytour, arbitre, from Old French arbitre, from Latin arbiter (“a witness, judge, literally one who goes to see”).

## Common misspellings (10)
`abriter`, `arbbiter`, `arbietr`, `arbiterr`, `arbitre`, `arbitter`, `arbtier`, `aribter`, `arrbiter`, `rabiter`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/arbiter