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linesman
noun 5
Collocations
2ADJ.
injured, replaced
LINESMAN + NOUN
ball, referee
Definitions
noun
1
An assistant referee.
A linesman replaced injured referee Rebecca Welch after 50 minutes and with no other official present, qualified referee Pattison, 60, ran the line.
As the linesman raised his flag, Neville played on, crossing for Piovaccari to net.
2
A male line judge.
3
An official whose primary task is to watch the blue line and determine when there has been an offside.
4
An official whose primary task is to determine whether there has been a line of scrimmage violation.
5
A person employed to work on electrical lines; a lineman.
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Synonyms
noun — a person who installs or repairs electrical or telephone lin
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A linesman replaced injured referee Rebecca Welch after 50 minutes and with no other official present, qualified referee Pattison, 60, ran the line.
Wiktionary02
As the linesman raised his flag, Neville played on, crossing for Piovaccari to net.
Wiktionary03
It was the linesman who signalled the goal, despite the fact he wasn't standing level with the goal line.
Tatoeba · #944041804
Neither the referee nor linesman saw the ball cross the goal line.
Tatoeba · #11899535Usage Notes
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