linesman

[ lahynz-muhn ]

/ ˈlaɪnz mən /

SEE SYNONYMS FOR linesman ON THESAURUS.COM

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).

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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Example sentences from the Web for linesman

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
Why, youyouLook here, dont you know anything about the duties of a linesman?
Center Rush Rowland|Ralph Henry Barbour
Lashed to a ring-bolt was a little, red-breeched French linesman, apparently dead.
A Gallant Grenadier|F.S. Brereton
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

The linesman is closely connected with the referee in every way, although his duties are not really arduous.
Association Football|John Cameron
Those days over, he enters the arena as Umpire, Referee or Linesman.
Football Days|William H. Edwards

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

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	linesman
释义	linesman [ lahynz-muhn ] / ˈlaɪnz mən / SEE SYNONYMS FOR linesman ON THESAURUS.COM 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). 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 Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for linesman 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 Why, youyouLook here, dont you know anything about the duties of a linesman? Center Rush Rowland\|Ralph Henry Barbour Lashed to a ring-bolt was a little, red-breeched French linesman, apparently dead. A Gallant Grenadier\|F.S. Brereton 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 The linesman is closely connected with the referee in every way, although his duties are not really arduous. Association Football\|John Cameron Those days over, he enters the arena as Umpire, Referee or Linesman. Football Days\|William H. Edwards 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 Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to linesman juicer, wireman, lineman
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linesman

noun, plural lines·men.

Origin of linesman

Words nearby linesman

Example sentences from the Web for linesman

British Dictionary definitions for linesman

noun plural -men

Words related to linesman