Definitions for linesman

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linesman lines·man

Spelling: [lahynz-muh n]

IPA: /ˈlaɪnz mən/

Linesman is a 8 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 10 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 14 points.

You can make 374 anagrams from letters in linesman (aeilmnns).

Definitions for linesman

noun

1. Sports. an official, as in tennis and soccer, who assists the referee. Football. an official who marks the distances gained and lost in the progress of play and otherwise assists the referee and field judge. Ice Hockey. either of two officials who assist the referee by watching for icing, offside, and substitution violations and fouls and by conducting face-offs.
2. lineman (def 1).

Origin of linesman

First recorded in 1855-60; line¹ + 's¹ + -man

Examples for linesman

Those days over, he enters the arena as Umpire, Referee or linesman.

Lashed to a ring-bolt was a little, red-breeched French linesman, apparently dead.

The linesman is closely connected with the referee in every way, although his duties are not really arduous.

The fullback falls across the line, the ball gripped in his convulsive hold, just as the linesman's whistle blows.

His command consisted of five riflemen, a telephonist, a linesman, and two stretcher-bearers.

The whistle piped, a Claflin linesman stepped forward, swung a long leg and the battle was on.

Why, youyouLook here, dont you know anything about the duties of a linesman?

Frank Lampard should have had a second for the Three Lions, but it was wrongfully disallowed by the linesman.

The ball is in play if it touches the referee or a linesman when in the field of play.