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linesman

PRIMARY MEANINGS OF: linesman

1
n
official (in tennis, soccer, football, etc.) who assists the referee in some way (especially by watching for out of bounds or offside)
2
n
a person who installs or repairs electrical or telephone lines
FULL DEFINITIONS OF: linesman
1

n official (in tennis, soccer, football, etc.) who assists the referee in some way (especially by watching for out of bounds or offside)

Type of:
official
someone who administers the rules of a game or sport
2

n a person who installs or repairs electrical or telephone lines

Synonyms:
electrician, lineman
Types:
gaffer
an electrician responsible for lighting on a movie or tv set
Type of:
skilled worker, skilled workman, trained worker
a worker who has acquired special skills
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