also: あんぱいや
A loanword from English, used in sports contexts such as baseball. The Japanese term 審判 (しんぱん) is more common and covers both umpire and referee.
The umpire called a strike in the baseball game.
Standard katakana spelling for the English loanword 'umpire'.
Alternate katakana spelling, reflecting a slightly different approximation of the English pronunciation.
Borrowed from English 'umpire'.