Linesman meaning

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An official who marks the downs and the position of the ball and watches for certain violations from the sidelines.
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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.
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See lineman.
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(soccer, dated) An assistant referee.
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(tennis) An official who calls shots that pitch out of bounds, and judges foot faults.
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(ice hockey) An official whose primary task is to watch the blue line and determine when there has been an offside.
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(American football) An official whose primary task is to determine whether there has been a line of scrimmage violation.
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A person employed to work on electrical lines; a lineman.
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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.

  • Even after vehement protests from United players, the match continued, with Mottram refusing demands to consult his linesman.

  • In fact, his football prowess led him to a defensive linesman position in the region's annual high school All Star Hall of Fame Game.

  • She shooed the goat back into the pasture and grabbed a pair of linesman pliers and some bailing wire from the barn.

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