Also means
arbitrator
Usage Note
Árbitro is a proparoxytone (stress on the antepenultimate syllable), so the written accent is required. The feminine form árbitra is increasingly used for female officials. In legal contexts it means 'arbitrator' (someterse a un árbitro). The related verb is arbitrar.
Examples
"El árbitro pitó un penalti en el último minuto."
Natural Translation
The referee blew for a penalty in the last minute.

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