Home › Words › O › ombudombud/ˈɒmbəd/ombud means ombudsman.ombud is pronounced /ˈɒmbəd/.EtymologyClipping of ombudsman.nounombudsmanDefinitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.ombudsmanship 73% match — The position or office of an ombudsman. vs ombud →ombudsman 71% match — An appointed official whose duty is to investigate complaints, generally on behalf of individuals such as consumers or taxpayers, against institutions such as companies and government departments. vs ombud →commissaris 53% match — commissioner vs ombud →advocator 49% match — One who advocates; an advocate vs ombud →arbitrer 49% match — An arbitrator. vs ombud →daysman 48% match — An arbiter, referee, mediator. vs ombud →arbiter 48% match — A person appointed, or chosen, by parties to determine a controversy between them; an arbitrator. vs ombud →abogado 47% match — Counsel; advisor; counselor; barrister. vs ombud →