LINEMAN

lineman

(noun) (American football) the position of a player on a football team who is stationed on the line of scrimmage

electrician, lineman, linesman

(noun) a person who installs or repairs electrical or telephone lines

lineman

(noun) one of the players on the line of scrimmage

lineman

(noun) the surveyor who marks positions with a range pole

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

lineman (plural linemen)

a person who installs and repairs overhead cables (either power or telephone); a linesman

(American football) a player who specializes in play at the line of scrimmage

Anagrams

• Lemnian, melanin

Source: Wiktionary


Line"man, n.; pl. Linemen (.

1. One who carried the line in surveying, etc.

2. A man employed to examine the rails of a railroad to see if they are in good condition; also, a man employed to repair telegraph lines.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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