アンパイアalso: あんぱいやあんぱいあMeanings1nounumpireA 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.野や球きゅうの試し合あいでアンパイアがストライクを宣せん告こくした。The umpire called a strike in the baseball game.