Linesman Definition

līnzmən
linesmen
noun
linesmen

Lineman.

Webster's New World
An official who marks the downs and the position of the ball and watches for certain violations from the sidelines.
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Head linesman.

Webster's New World
An official in soccer and other field games who indicates when the ball has gone out of bounds.
American Heritage
Either of two officials in ice hockey who call icing and offsides, conduct face-offs, and call penalities.
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Other Word Forms of Linesman

Noun

Singular:
linesman
Plural:
linesmen

Origin of Linesman

Linesman Sentence Examples

  • Even the linesman got in on the act with a highly dubious offside against Cox.

  • The poor linesman is only a referee, like a judge is only a referee.

  • With five minutes left, Carl Furlong unnecessarily abused a linesman, and was given a straight red.

  • The referee did himself no favors deciding not to have a linesman and was poor throughout as a result.

  • Another change that has stayed was that the referee could ask a linesman to help with a decision at any time during a game.

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Words Starting With

LLILIN

Words Ending With

NANMAN

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Words Starting With L and Ending With N

Starts With L & Ends With NStarts With LI & Ends With NStarts With L & Ends With AN

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8 Letter Words8 Letter Words Starting With L8 Letter Words Ending With N