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Definition of Linesman

1. Noun. Official (in tennis, soccer, football, etc.) who assists the referee in some way (especially by watching for out of bounds or offside).

2. Noun. A person who installs or repairs electrical or telephone lines.

Definition of Linesman

1. Noun. (football dated) An assistant referee. ¹

2. Noun. (tennis) An official who calls shots that pitch out of bounds, and judges foot faults. ¹

3. Noun. (ice hockey) An official whose primary task is to watch the blue line and determine when there has been an offside. ¹

4. Noun. (American football) An official whose primary task is to determine whether there has been a line of scrimmage violation. ¹

5. Noun. A person employed to work on electrical lines; a lineman. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Linesman

1. a football official [n LINESMEN]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Linesman

liners lines lines of Retzius lines of Zahn lines of beauty lines of credit lines of sight linescore linescores lineshaft

lineshafts lineshape lineshapes linesider linesiders linesman (current term) linesmen linespace linespaces linespeople

linesperson linespersons linestrength linestrengths lineswoman lineswomen lineup lineups linewidth linewidths

Literary usage of Linesman

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Modern Tennis by P. A. Vaile (1917)
"UMPIRING AND THE linesman To be a good umpire it is essential above ... To the linesman I shall be brief but emphatic. Please remember that your duty is to ..."

2. Football for the Spectator by Walter Camp (1911)
"FIELD JUDGE AND linesman It is the province of the field judge ... It is the province of the linesman to note specifically: Distance gained or lost. ..."

3. Handbook of Athletic Games for Players, Instructors, and Spectators by Jessie Hubbell Bancroft, William Dean Pulvermacher (1916)
"The officials in a match game of football are a Referee, Umpire, Field Judge, and linesman. These officials are usually selected by the home team, ..."

4. In the Line of Battle: Soldiers' Stories of the War edited by Walter Wood (1916)
"... CHAPTER IV A linesman IN GALLIPOLI [A vivid understanding of the work which our soldiers did in Gallipoli during the earlier stages of the operations in ..."

5. The Wright & Ditson Officially Adopted Lawn Tennis Guide. edited by Joseph T Whittelsey, Irving C Wright (1921)
"Should the linesman be unable to give a decision, the umpire shall decide, ... On appeal to the linesman, the latter decides that the ball wa3 not out. ..."

6. Spalding's Official Foot Ball Guide ...: Foot Ball Rules as Recommended by by Walter Camp, National Collegiate Athletic Association (1915)
"The linesman, under supervision of the Referee, shall mark the distances gained or lost in ... The linesman shall mark the position of the ball on each down ..."

7. Football for Player and Spectator: By Fielding H. Yost . . by Fielding Harris Yost (1905)
"DUTIES OF linesman The linesman shall, under the supervision of the Referee, ... The linesman must penalize a side for the ends being off-side on a kick, ..."

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