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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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