linesman

English

noun
Definitions
  • (football) An assistant referee.
  • (tennis) A male line judge.
  • (ice hockey) An official whose primary task is to watch the blue line and determine when there has been an offside.
  • (American football) An official whose primary task is to determine whether there has been a line of scrimmage violation.
  • A person employed to work on electrical lines; a lineman.
  • (military) A private in the line.

Etymology

Affix from English line (figure, stated positions of a political religious group).

Origin

English

line

Gloss

figure, stated positions of a political religious group

Kanji

姿

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