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
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
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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
31 March 2025
(adjective) done or made using whatever is available; “crossed the river on improvised bridges”; “the survivors used jury-rigged fishing gear”; “the rock served as a makeshift hammer”
Contrary to popular belief, coffee beans are not technically beans. They are referred to as such because of their resemblance to legumes. A coffee bean is a seed of the Coffea plant and the source for coffee. It is the pit inside the red or purple fruit, often referred to as a cherry. Just like ordinary cherries, the coffee fruit is also a so-called stone fruit.
