lineman

line·man

L0182600 (līn′mən)n.1. A person employed to install or repair telephone, telegraph, or electric power lines. Also called linesman.2. A person employed to inspect and repair railroad tracks.3. Football A player positioned on the line of scrimmage near the ball.

lineman

(ˈlaɪnmən) n, pl -men1. (Railways) another name for platelayer2. (Professions) another name for platelayer3. (Surveying) a person who does the chaining, taping, or marking of points for a surveyor4. (Professions) a person who does the chaining, taping, or marking of points for a surveyor5. Austral and NZ (formerly) the member of a beach life-saving team who controlled the line used to help drowning swimmers and surfers6. (American Football) American football a member of the row of players who start each down positioned on either side of the line of scrimmage7. US and Canadian another word for linesman²

line•man

(ˈlaɪn mən)

n., pl. -men. 1. a person who installs or repairs telephone, telegraph, or other wires. 2. one of the players in the defensive line of a football team, as a center, guard, tackle, or end. [1855–60]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	lineman - one of the players on the line of scrimmagesnapper, center - (football) the person who plays center on the line of scrimmage and snaps the ball to the quarterback; "the center fumbled the handoff"end - (football) the person who plays at one end of the line of scrimmage; "the end managed to hold onto the pass"football player, footballer - an athlete who plays American footballguard - the person who plays that position on a football team; "the left guard was injured on the play"tackle - the person who plays that position on a football team; "the right tackle is a straight A student"
	2.	lineman - the surveyor who marks positions with a range polesurveyor - an engineer who determines the boundaries and elevations of land or structures
	3.	lineman - a person who installs or repairs electrical or telephone lineselectrician, linesmangaffer - an electrician responsible for lighting on a movie or tv setskilled worker, skilled workman, trained worker - a worker who has acquired special skills
	4.	lineman - (American football) the position of a player on a football team who is stationed on the line of scrimmageAmerican football, American football game - a game played by two teams of 11 players on a rectangular field 100 yards long; teams try to get possession of the ball and advance it across the opponents goal line in a series of (running or passing) playsposition - (in team sports) the role assigned to an individual player; "what position does he play?"center - (American football) the position of the player on the line of scrimmage who puts the ball in play; "it is a center's responsibility to get the football to the quarterback"guard - (American football) a position on the line of scrimmage; "guards must be good blockers"tackle - (American football) a position on the line of scrimmage; "it takes a big man to play tackle"end - (American football) a position on the line of scrimmage; "no one wanted to play end"linemen - the football players who line up on the line of scrimmage

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