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Word: linesman (lookup usage) (lookup stats)


Meaning:

Noun:

  • American football 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.
  • Previous name of an assistant referee.
  • ice hockey An official whose primary task is to watch the blue line and determine when there has been an offside.
  • tennis An official who calls shots that pitch out of bounds, and judges foot faults.

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