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.
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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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