linesman

lines·man (līnz′mən)

noun pl. -·men-mən

lineman (senses & )
Football head linesman
Tennis, Soccer, etc. an official who has the responsibility to make decisions along a sideline, goal line, etc., as in reporting whether the ball is inside or outside the line

Converse of object

consult: Despite consulting the linesman, referee Richmond adjudged that the goal would stand.
flag: The England captain thought the tackle was clean but the linesman flagged for a foul.
see: The Reds had the ball in the net two minutes later only to see the linesman with his flag up.
have: The referee did himself no favors deciding not to have a linesman and was poor throughout as a result.
ask: Another change that has stayed was that the referee could ask a linesman to help with a decision at any time during a game.
abuse: With five minutes left, Carl Furlong unnecessarily abused a linesman, and was given a straight red.

Converse of subject

deny: Two minutes later, he was narrowly wide with a 20 yard drive and on 18 minutes, he was denied by a linesman.
give: The offsides given by both linesman were some of the worst I've ever seen.

Adjective modifier

Russian: Now, a story about a Russian linesman - there's a film we'd pay to see.
poor: The poor linesman is only a referee, like a judge is only a referee.
dodgy: The finishing - and a dodgy linesman - was the difference in this Yorkshire derby.
nearby: It seems the nearby linesman believed he had seen the tackle clearly because he waved away protests from Liverpool's coaching staff.
blind: How else would he have omitted the biggest mugging of all: the one perpetrated by a blind Russian linesman in 1966?
same: Moments later the same linesman annoyed the crowd further with another bizarre decision.

Preposition: on

side: The linesman on the far side, unfortunately, had his flag held out for off-side.

Noun used with modifier

club: The Assistant Referee or club linesman must then redirect their flag signal immediately to correspond to the direction given by the Referee.

Possessives

call: The whole of the ball hadn't crossed the whole of a line and José was robbed by a bad linesman's call.

Preposition: in

front: But the linesman in front of the Mold Road Stand ruled it had not crossed the line and the referee disallowed the goal.

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