linespersonn.

Brit.

/ˈlʌɪnzpəːsn/, U.S.

/ˈlaɪnzˌpərs(ə)n/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: line n.², person n.

Etymology: < the genitive of line n.² + person n., after linesman n.

1. North American. A person employed to repair and maintain telephone or electricity power lines. Cf. linesman n. 2, lineman n. 1.

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linesperson1973

1973 Kokomo (Indiana) Tribune 23 July (caption) Rosanna ‘Barney’ Johnson is a linesperson for the Northwestern Bell Telephone Company.

1995 Toronto Star (Nexis) 24 July c1 A linesperson for Toronto Hydro..was hooking up some transformers near the Leslie Spit.

2013 R. K. James & B. E. Gilliland Crisis Intervention Strategies (ed. 7) iii. 51/2 Picture yourself as a linesperson on the cross arm of a power pole.

2. Sport (originally and chiefly Tennis). In games played on a field or court: an official who assists the referee or umpire from the sideline, especially in deciding on whether the ball is out of play. Cf. linesman n. 3.

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1973 Daily Skiff (Fort Worth, Texas) 25 Sept. 2/1 The male-female ration among the judging linesmen, or linespersons.

1989 N.Y. Times 1 Dec. b10/4 McEnroe explained his..tantrum as a case of yet another misunderstanding between the Cyclops machine, a linesperson, the umpire, and himself.

1994 Daily Mail (Nexis) 2 Apr. 12 The first woman to qualify as a Football League linesman—or perhaps that should be linesperson—in 106 years of officialdom.

2010 N. Brown Doubles xvi. 118 He would agree with everything a linesperson said, whether he was watching or not.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	linesperson
释义	linespersonn. Brit. /ˈlʌɪnzpəːsn/, U.S. /ˈlaɪnzˌpərs(ə)n/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: line n.², person n. Etymology: < the genitive of line n.² + person n., after linesman n. 1. North American. A person employed to repair and maintain telephone or electricity power lines. Cf. linesman n. 2, lineman n. 1. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > worker > workers according to type of work > manual or industrial worker > worker performing process or spec. task > [noun] > workers performing other tasks or processes river?c1475 melter1511 sinker1526 folder up1552 wiper1552 scourer1574 heaver1587 stoverc1600 rasper1611 ripper1611 roller1616 smearer1632 waterleadera1650 scooper1668 smiter1670 puncher1681 staker1688 crusher1794 hardener1796 reamer1822 piledriver1826 catcher1832 waterproofer1837 middler1847 culler1850 hanger-on1858 pitcher1865 bumper1871 fine liner1871 bricksetter1883 waxer1890 bottle-oh1898 edger1909 bottle-o-er1915 caster1921 recycler1970 linesperson1973 1973 Kokomo (Indiana) Tribune 23 July (caption) Rosanna ‘Barney’ Johnson is a linesperson for the Northwestern Bell Telephone Company. 1995 Toronto Star (Nexis) 24 July c1 A linesperson for Toronto Hydro..was hooking up some transformers near the Leslie Spit. 2013 R. K. James & B. E. Gilliland Crisis Intervention Strategies (ed. 7) iii. 51/2 Picture yourself as a linesperson on the cross arm of a power pole. 2. Sport (originally and chiefly Tennis). In games played on a field or court: an official who assists the referee or umpire from the sideline, especially in deciding on whether the ball is out of play. Cf. linesman n. 3. ΚΠ 1973 Daily Skiff (Fort Worth, Texas) 25 Sept. 2/1 The male-female ration among the judging linesmen, or linespersons. 1989 N.Y. Times 1 Dec. b10/4 McEnroe explained his..tantrum as a case of yet another misunderstanding between the Cyclops machine, a linesperson, the umpire, and himself. 1994 Daily Mail (Nexis) 2 Apr. 12 The first woman to qualify as a Football League linesman—or perhaps that should be linesperson—in 106 years of officialdom. 2010 N. Brown Doubles xvi. 118 He would agree with everything a linesperson said, whether he was watching or not. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1973
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