Dictionary Definition
linesman
Noun
1 official (in tennis or soccer or football) who
assists the referee is some way (especially by watching for
off-sides or out of bounds)
2 a person who installs or repairs electrical or
telephone lines [syn: electrician, lineman]
User Contributed Dictionary
English
Pronunciation
Noun
- Previous name of a assistant referee
- An official who calls shots that pitch out of bounds, and judges foot faults
- An official whose primary task is to watch the blue line and determine when there has been an offside
- An official whose primary task is to determine if there has been a line of scrimmage violation
- A person employed to work on electrical lines; a lineman
Extensive Definition
Lineman or linesman may refer to:
- Lineman
(occupation), one who installs and maintains electrical,
telephone, and/or telegraph lines
- Wichita Lineman, a popular song written by Jimmy Webb in 1968, first recorded by Glen Campbell and widely covered since
- Lineman (American football), a position in American football
- Assistant referee (previously known as a linesman), an assistant to the referee in association football (soccer) matches
- Official (ice hockey), an assistant to the referee in ice hockey
- "The Lineman" - a track composed by Sam Spence for Associated Production Music