Hyphenation of umpire

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word umpire? This word can be hyphenated and contains 2 syllables as shown below.

um-pire

Definitions of umpire:

1.	An official at a baseball game
2.	Someone chosen to judge and decide a disputed issue The critic was considered to be an arbiter of modern literature The arbitrator's authority derived from the consent of the disputants An umpire was appointed to settle the tax case
3.	Be a referee or umpire in a sports competition

Synonyms of umpire:

noun	ump, official
verb	referee, judge

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Hyphenator

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