Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

linesman

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.59 in modern English

Syllables: lines-man
IPA

10

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An assistant referee.

noun

A male line judge.

Dated

noun

An official whose primary task is to watch the blue line and determine when there has been an offside.

noun

An official whose primary task is to determine whether there has been a line of scrimmage violation.

noun

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

noun

A private in the line.

Example Sentences

"A linesman replaced injured referee Rebecca Welch after 50 minutes and with no other official present, qualified referee Pattison, 60, ran the line."
"As the linesman raised his flag, Neville played on, crossing for Piovaccari to net."

Etymology

From line + -s- + -man.

Usage

Dated

Inflected Forms

linesmen (plural)

Phrases

head linesman

Frequently Paired Words

lineman lino

Synonyms

lineman

Questions

What does linesman mean?: An assistant referee.
Where does linesman come from?: From line + -s- + -man.

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