linesman

[ lahynz-muhn ]

/ ˈlaɪnz mən /

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noun, plural lines·men.

Sports.

an official, as in tennis and soccer, who assists the referee.
Football. an official who marks the distances gained and lost in the progress of play and otherwise assists the referee and field judge.
Ice Hockey. either of two officials who assist the referee by watching for icing, offside, and substitution violations and fouls and by conducting face-offs.

lineman (def. 1).

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Origin of linesman

First recorded in 1855–60; line¹ + 's¹ + -man

Words nearby linesman

liner, linerboard, liner note, liner notes, lines, linesman, line space, line spectrum, line squall, line storm, lineswoman

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How to use linesman in a sentence

Frank Lampard should have had a second for the Three Lions, but it was wrongfully disallowed by the linesman.
Germany Ousts England from World Cup|The Daily Beast|June 27, 2010|DAILY BEAST
This fact he had pointed out to Mr. Sefton, acting linesman for Lakeville, and the mistake had been corrected.
The Boy Scouts of Lakeville High|Leslie W. Quirk
The fullback falls across the line, the ball gripped in his convulsive hold, just as the linesman's whistle blows.
Stanford Stories|Charles K. Field
Thus gradually cavalry became more numerous, and light infantry of all sorts more useful, than the old-fashioned linesman.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 14, Slice 5|Various

His command consisted of five riflemen, a telephonist, a linesman, and two stretcher-bearers.
Canada in Flanders, Volume II (of 3)|Lord Max Aitken Beaverbrook
Neale followed their eyes and saw a squat, swarthy, two-hundred-and-fifty-pound linesman rolling past them towards the Gym.
Rough-Hewn|Dorothy Canfield

British Dictionary definitions for linesman

linesman

/ (ˈlaɪnzmən) /

noun plural -men

an official who helps the referee or umpire in various sports, esp by indicating when the ball has gone out of play

mainly British a person who installs, maintains, or repairs telephone or electric-power linesUS and Canadian name: lineman

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