# arbitrator

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #29,541

## Definitions
1. A person to whom the authority to settle or judge a dispute is delegated.

## Etymology
From Middle English arbitrator, from Late Latin arbitrātor, from arbitror.

## Easily confused with
- **arbitration** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/arbitration-vs-arbitrator)

## Common misspellings (15)
`abritrator`, `arbbitrator`, `arbirtator`, `arbitartor`, `arbitraotr`, `arbitratorr`, `arbitratro`, `arbitrattor`, `arbitrrator`, `arbitrtaor`, `arbittrator`, `arbtirator`, `aribtrator`, `arrbitrator`, `rabitrator`

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