linesman
pronunciation
How to pronounce linesman in British English:
UK [ˈlaɪnzmən]
How to pronounce linesman in American English:
US [ˈlaɪnzmən]
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- Noun:
- official (in tennis or soccer or football) who assists the referee is some way (especially by watching for off-sides or out of bounds)
- a person who installs or repairs electrical or telephone lines
Word Origin
- linesman (n.)
- 1856, "soldier in a regiment of the line," from genitive of line (n.) + man (n.). Sports sense, in reference to umpires with specific duties in games with lines (originally tennis, also ice hockey) is from 1890.
Example
- 1. The linesman ruled that the ball went out of bounds .
- 2. I don 't see why people expect female linesman to be worse than male ones .
- 3. The ref has gone to the linesman .
- 4. The referee consulted the linesman before sending the captain off the field .
- 5. The linesman raised his flag to signal that the ball was out of play .