linemann.
/ˈlʌɪnmən/, U.S. /ˈlaɪnmən/ 1. A man employed to attend to the condition of a railway, telegraph, or telephone line.
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society > travel > rail travel > railway worker > [noun] > track maintenance workers
gangman1830
platelayer1836
wayman1840
surfaceman1845
lineman1858
track-layera1861
track-man1881
linesman1883
track-walker1890
lengthman1902
underman1921
gandy dancer1923
snake1929
fluffer1956
society > communication > telecommunication > telegraphy or telephony > [noun] > line > one who maintains or works on
lineman1858
linesman1883
trouble-shooter1905
grunt1908
trouble-hunter1910
1858 P. L. Simmonds Dict. Trade Products Linemen, men employed on a railway.
1876 W. H. Preece & J. Sivewright Telegraphy 138 The lineman placed in charge of a length by road must walk his length.
1890 Daily News 5 Feb. 6/1 While a line~man was repairing an electric wire..he received an electric shock.
2. One who carries the line in surveying.
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1858 P. L. Simmonds Dict. Trade Products Linemen,..persons carrying the measuring line for a surveyor.
3. A line fisherman.
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1890 in Cent. Dict.
4. American Football and Canadian Football. A forward.
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society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > ball game > football > American football > [noun] > types of player
side tackle1809
nose guard1852
rusher1877
goalkicker1879
quarterback1879
runner1880
quarter1883
full back1884
left guard1884
snap-back1887
snapper-back1887
running back1891
tackle1891
defensive end1897
guard1897
interferer1897
receiver1897
defensive back1898
defensive tackle1900
safety man1901
ball carrier1902
defensive lineman1902
homebrew1903
offensive lineman1905
lineman1907
returner1911
signal caller1915
rover1916
interference1920
punt returner1926
pass rusher1928
tailback1930
safety1931
blocker1935
faker1938
scatback1946
linesman1947
flanker1953
platoon player1953
corner-back1955
pulling guard1955
split end1955
return man1957
slot-back1959
strong safety1959
wide receiver1960
line-backer1961
pocket passer1963
tight end1963
run blocker1967
wideout1967
blitzer1968
1907 St. Nicholas Sept. 1013/2 There was some discussion last year as to whether a line man could run from his position in the line and take the ball from the quarter.
1913 Collier's 13 Dec. 27/1 He was an aggressive, hard-fighting, and alert lineman, who did his best work under fire.
1959 Times 30 Nov. (Canada Suppl.) p. xx/2 There are five back-fielders and seven linemen.
1970 Globe & Mail (Toronto) 26 Sept. 35/5 The linemen and linebackers are all experienced.
1971 New Yorker 15 May 54/3 He was a forward, or lineman, in Rugby.
1972 Nature 2 June 297/3 Our manuscript read ‘linemen’, a designation for American football players who crouch in a line with hands on the ground prior to the attack.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1903; most recently modified version published online June 2022).
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