n. [ Shortened from arbitrageur. ] Someone who engages in arbitrage (who purchases securities in one market for immediate resale in another in the hope of profiting from the price differential); shortened form of arbitrageur.
v. t. To act as arbiter between. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ L. arbiter; ar- (for ad) + the root of betere to go; hence properly, one who comes up to look on. ]
☞ In modern usage, arbitrator is the technical word. [ 1913 Webster ]
For Jove is arbiter of both to man. Cowper. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ Cf. F. arbitrable, fr. L. arbitrari. See Arbitrate, v. t. ] Capable of being decided by arbitration; determinable. [ Archaic ] Bp. Hall. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ F., fr. arbiter to give judgment, L. arbitrari. ]
n. same as arbitrageur.
n. someone who engages in arbitrage; i. e. one who purchases securities in one market for immediate resale in another in the hope of profiting from the price differential.
a. [ L. arbitralis. ] Of or relating to an arbiter or an arbitration. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]