linesman
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linesman
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From line + -s- + -man.
noun linesmen
- An assistant referee. A linesman replaced injured referee Rebecca Welch after 50 minutes and with no other official present, qualified referee Pattison, 60, ran the line.
- A male line judge.
- An official whose primary task is to watch the blue line and determine when there has been an offside.
- An official whose primary task is to determine whether there has been a line of scrimmage violation.
- A person employed to work on electrical lines; a lineman.
- A private in the line.
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noun soccer: assistant referee
| Español | linier |
|---|---|
| Português | bandeirinha, árbitro assistente |
| Français | juge de touche |
| Italiano | guardalinee |
| Ελληνικά | επόπτης epóptis, επόπτρια epóptria |
| العربية | حَكَمٌ مُسَاعِد ḥakamun musāʕid, حَكَمُ رَايَة ḥakamu rāya |
noun lineman
| Español | linier |
|---|
Talk about this word "linesman." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/linesman. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. linesman. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/linesman "linesman." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/linesman.
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@misc{linesman_2026,
title = {linesman},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/linesman},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
